Kabul vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Kabul	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$567	$1233
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1181	$3122
🏠 One person rent	$276	$843
🏘️ Family rent	$383	$1851
🍽️ Food expenses	$168	$228
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.9	$83.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$175	$375
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	29	13
😀 Quality of life	21	26
🏙️ Population	4.27M	948K

The cost of living in Kabul is 54% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 7972nd and 4354th ($567 vs $1233) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Afghanistan and Laos, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 0.3 months in Vientiane. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 8953rd and 8730th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Vientiane

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	Kabul	Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.48	$1.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.7	$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.27	$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.97	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$1.75	$1.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$656
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$114	$806
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$295	$2170
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$182	$1651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.8	$52.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.7	$81.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$99	$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.25%	10.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$424	$3479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$259	$817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.2	$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.36	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.3	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.4	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$6.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$5.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.3	$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.24	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.23	$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.67	$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$11.8	$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.21	$2.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.5	$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.99	$1.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$14.2	$96.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$41.8	$74.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.2	$356
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1370	$10038

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$449
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$347
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$455
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$423
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$437
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$352
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$307
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$445
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$335
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$311
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$449
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$238
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$389
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$632
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$331
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$446
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$330
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$629
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$638
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$278
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$287
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$513
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$364
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$344
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$281
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$337
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$303
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$289
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$277
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$242
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$393
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$313
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$307
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$260
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$240
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$328
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$298
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$337
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$268
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$484

Cities near Vientiane

Distance	City	Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi	Udon Thani	$500
109 km or 68 mi	Vang Vieng	$1195
172 km or 107 mi	Khon Kaen	$532
220 km or 136 mi	Luang Prabang	$1212
241 km or 150 mi	Thakhek	$1184
279 km or 173 mi	Phitsanulok	$496
336 km or 209 mi	Vinh	$575
337 km or 210 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$518
352 km or 219 mi	Ha Tinh	$554
363 km or 225 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$615
363 km or 225 mi	Chiang Rai	$462
388 km or 241 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$534
392 km or 243 mi	Thanh Hoa	$566
392 km or 244 mi	Chiang Mai	$659
427 km or 265 mi	Dong Hoi	$513
463 km or 288 mi	Nam Dinh	$504
465 km or 289 mi	Pai	$577
475 km or 295 mi	Viet Tri	$549
480 km or 298 mi	Thai Binh	$517
480 km or 298 mi	Tha Khlong	$617
481 km or 299 mi	Hanoi	$631
487 km or 303 mi	Jinghong	$588
489 km or 304 mi	Serei Saophoan	$579
491 km or 305 mi	Rangsit	$594
503 km or 313 mi	Sa Pa	$543
504 km or 313 mi	Pak Kret	$677
507 km or 315 mi	Nonthaburi	$704
508 km or 316 mi	Bac Ninh	$524
512 km or 318 mi	Hai Duong	$557
519 km or 323 mi	Bangkok	$902
527 km or 328 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$714
528 km or 328 mi	Thai Nguyen	$562
529 km or 329 mi	Siem Reap	$587
530 km or 329 mi	Haiphong	$605
530 km or 330 mi	Lat Luang	$716
535 km or 333 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$481
540 km or 336 mi	Hpa-an	$605
545 km or 338 mi	Battambang	$539
553 km or 344 mi	Mawlamyine	$566
555 km or 345 mi	Hue	$422