Kabul vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kabul	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$473	$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1051	$3425
🏠 One person rent	$200	$800
🏘️ Family rent	$280	$1319
🍽️ Food expenses	$163	$439
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.2	$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$120	$1925
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	33	59
😀 Quality of life	25	84
🏙️ Population	5.33M	581K

The cost of living in Kabul is 68% less expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 8823rd and 4193rd ($473 vs $1461) 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 0.3 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 8992nd and 543rd 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	$2.79	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.56	$64.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.12	$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$5.55
☕ Cappuccino	$1.38	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.39	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$108	$757
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$72.2	$575
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$196	$1394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$127	$949
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35	$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.5	$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.8	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.8%	4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$579	$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$300	$3555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.19	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.53	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.25	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.57	$3.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.02	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.07	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.79	$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.37	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$4.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.16	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$11.7	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.45	$9.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.6	$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.13	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.1	$82.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$39.8	$99.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$20.2	$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1540	$10967

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$433
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$368
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$425
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$423
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$429
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$323
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$379
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$454
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$370
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$369
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$488
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$360
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$464
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$704
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$427
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$457
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$381
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$702
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$735
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$279
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$338
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$463
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$302
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$378
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$264
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$367
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$371
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$348
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$330
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$257
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$353
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$298
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$417
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$318
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$308
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$382
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$308
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$379
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$326
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$467

Cities near Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$890
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$907
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1279
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$1003
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$947
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$1012
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$399
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$952
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1133
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$836
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$568
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$1001
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$912
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1184
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$628
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$1214
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$908
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$853
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$1027
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$903
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1248
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$1062
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1423
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$1106
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$484
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1188
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$919
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$589
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$450
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$335
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$944
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1343
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1109
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$1060
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$622
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$1028
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1262
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$994
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$1068
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1569