Kabul vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Kabul	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$567	$1303
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1181	$3208
🏠 One person rent	$276	$693
🏘️ Family rent	$383	$1293
🍽️ Food expenses	$168	$422
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.9	$67.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$175	$1540
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	29	61
😀 Quality of life	21	79
🏙️ Population	4.27M	581K

The cost of living in Kabul is 57% less expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 7972nd and 4167th ($567 vs $1303) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Afghanistan and Lithuania, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Lithuania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 1.2 months in Vilnius. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 8953rd and 511th 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	$2.48	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.7	$65.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.27	$8.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.97	$4.81
☕ Cappuccino	$1.75	$3.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$114	$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$295	$1459
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$182	$979
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.8	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.7	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$99	$17.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.25%	4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$424	$4830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$259	$3067
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.2	$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.36	$8.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.3	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.4	$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$7.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$3.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.3	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.24	$8.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$5.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.23	$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.67	$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$11.8	$35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.21	$8.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.5	$57.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.99	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$14.2	$77
👟 Brand Sneakers	$41.8	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.2	$534
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1370	$8246

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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 Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$835
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$850
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1080
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$928
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$922
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$877
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$385
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$864
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1028
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$649
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$490
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$827
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$927
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1013
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$528
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$949
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$827
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$831
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$1088
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$985
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1135
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$1027
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1362
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$981
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$423
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1029
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$622
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$415
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$426
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$299
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$860
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1006
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$969
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$976
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$472
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$842
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1040
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$893
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$791
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1218