Kabul vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kabul	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$474	$1261
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1052	$3008
🏠 One person rent	$203	$686
🏘️ Family rent	$302	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$158	$387
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.8	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$1615
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	30	62
😀 Quality of life	14	80
🏙️ Population	4.27M	581K

The cost of living in Kabul is 62% less expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 8769th and 4316th ($474 vs $1261) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Afghanistan and Lithuania, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Lithuania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kabul compared to 1.3 months in Vilnius. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 9071st and 529th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Vilnius

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	Kabul	Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.38	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.34	$54.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$4.9
☕ Cappuccino	$1.53	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$687
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$90	$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$312	$1330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$141	$856
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.8	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.54%	4.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$404	$5319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$202	$3255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.27	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$9.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$5.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.97	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.8	$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.15	$8.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.2	$49.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.79	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.1	$72.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.4	$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$17.2	$582
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1356	$8531

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$386
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$303
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$389
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$366
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$346
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$379
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$394
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$366
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$364
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$382
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$442
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$414
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$458
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$605
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$354
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$468
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$292
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$389
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$273
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$342
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$380
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$306
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$373
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$354
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$266
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$392
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$305
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$308
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$361
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$281
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$321
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$476

Cities near Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$847
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$850
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1150
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$936
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$882
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$950
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$385
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$843
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1016
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$727
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$517
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$953
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$840
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1025
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$570
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$935
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$804
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$761
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$933
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$983
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1113
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$964
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1299
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$969
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$435
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1025
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$741
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$469
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$438
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$300
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$835
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1093
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$965
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$953
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$474
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$882
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1095
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$869
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$977
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1302