Kabul vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person
$504
$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1114
$5469
🏠 One person rent
$211
$1157
🏘️ Family rent
$298
$2021
🍽️ Food expenses
$177
$669
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.4
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$3329
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
33
98
😀 Quality of life
26
93
🏙️ Population
5.33M
2.03M

The cost of living in Kabul is 78% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 8650th and 1403rd ($504 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Afghanistan and Austria, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 1.5 months in Vienna. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 8929th and 54th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Vienna

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Kabul Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.18
$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.5
$86
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$6.29
☕ Cappuccino
$1.6
$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$3.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$83.1
$844
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$223
$2069
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$1556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.7
$212
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.5
$326
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.2
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.73%
3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$664
$13774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$346
$6758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$3.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.2
$59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.58
$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.28
$2.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$4.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.58
$24.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$3.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$4.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.37
$8.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$7.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.49
$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.54
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$159
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.29
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$97.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.8
$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.9
$366
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1302
$28814

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$456
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$381
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$447
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$438
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$447
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$394
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$468
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$373
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$373
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$371
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$496
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$734
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$446
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$470
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$391
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$737
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$773
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$280
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$473
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$306
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$393
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$253
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$379
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$382
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$359
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$335
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$344
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$303
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$440
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$339
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$309
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$401
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$313
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$396
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$332
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$469

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Klosterneuburg
$1883
15 km or 9.4 mi Modling
$1862
25 km or 15 mi Baden bei Wien
$1831
45 km or 28 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1941
55 km or 34 mi Bratislava
$1590
56 km or 35 mi Petrzalka
$1475
56 km or 35 mi Sankt Polten
$1805
60 km or 38 mi Sopron
$1172
61 km or 38 mi Krems an der Donau
$1789
72 km or 45 mi Breclav
$1150
76 km or 47 mi Znojmo
$1230
77 km or 48 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$1042
91 km or 56 mi Hodonin
$1257
92 km or 57 mi Trnava
$1308
110 km or 68 mi Szombathely
$917
111 km or 69 mi Gyor
$974
111 km or 69 mi Brno
$1628
112 km or 70 mi Amstetten
$1499
116 km or 72 mi Piestany
$967
118 km or 73 mi Trebic
$1126
118 km or 73 mi Kapfenberg
$1518
125 km or 77 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1619
127 km or 79 mi Nitra
$1218
132 km or 82 mi Leoben
$1409
136 km or 84 mi Nove Zamky
$1126
140 km or 87 mi Komarno
$1156
142 km or 88 mi Kromeriz
$1265
144 km or 90 mi Jihlava
$1108
144 km or 90 mi Trencin
$1255
145 km or 90 mi Graz
$1681
146 km or 91 mi Steyr
$1653
148 km or 92 mi Zlin
$1430
151 km or 94 mi Prostejov
$1201
155 km or 96 mi Linz
$1803
156 km or 97 mi Zalaegerszeg
$953
157 km or 98 mi Leonding
$1751
158 km or 98 mi Traun
$1701
160 km or 99 mi Prerov
$1065
164 km or 102 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1278
166 km or 103 mi Levice
$928