Cost of living comparison
Kabul is 2.0 times more expensive than Banjul.
If you lived in Kabul instead of Banjul, you would:
pay 52.6% less for restaurants
Banjul
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.87
GMD269.18
|
$2.08
AFN139
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
GMD384.54
|
$5.20
AFN347
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
GMD90.08
|
$0.38
AFN25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
GMD102.05
|
$0.18
AFN12
|
|
pay 47.8% less for groceries
Banjul
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
GMD37.60
|
$0.25
AFN17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.32
GMD230.73
|
$1.87
AFN125
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
GMD381.71
|
$2.88
AFN192
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
GMD135.36
|
$1.41
AFN94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.34
GMD93.03
|
$1.49
AFN100
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.84
GMD58.14
|
$0.25
AFN17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GMD40.70
|
$0.36
AFN24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
GMD62.02
|
$0.38
AFN25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
GMD46.51
|
$0.23
AFN16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
GMD31.01
|
$0.14
AFN10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
GMD29.07
|
$0.14
AFN9
|
|
pay 61.3% more for transportation
Banjul
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
GMD291.13
|
$3.75
AFN250
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$8.46
AFN564
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,877.17
GMD199,963.11
|
$6,706.07
AFN447,262
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.77
AFN651
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Banjul
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.18
GMD3,418.17
|
$123.31
AFN8,224
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$136.58
AFN9,109
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$55.82
GMD3,879.63
|
$93.52
AFN6,238
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.39
GMD1,764.38
|
$71.52
AFN4,770
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for childcare
Banjul
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$7.38
GMD512.73
|
$22.45
AFN1,497
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$147.55
GMD10,254.52
|
$1,385.55
AFN92,409
|
|
pay 9.7% more for entertainment and sports
Banjul
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
GMD128.18
|
$4.85
AFN323
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
GMD158.74
|
$1.32
AFN88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.81
GMD125.62
|
$2.49
AFN166
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.82
GMD1,794.54
|
$8.66
AFN578
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
GMD256.36
|
$2.08
AFN139
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Banjul
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$10.74
AFN716
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$23.14
AFN1,543
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$43.88
AFN2,926
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$31.87
AFN2,125
|
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