Cost of living comparison
Kabul is 60.9% cheaper than Charlotte Amalie.
If you lived in Kabul instead of Charlotte Amalie, you would:
pay 74.7% less for restaurants
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Kabul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
|
$2.08
AFN149
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
|
$5.20
AFN373
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$0.38
AFN27
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$0.18
AFN13
|
|
pay 78.6% less for groceries
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Kabul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.00
|
$0.25
AFN18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$1.87
AFN134
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.00
|
$2.88
AFN207
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.00
|
$1.41
AFN101
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.49
AFN107
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.25
AFN18
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.36
AFN26
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.38
AFN27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.23
AFN17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.14
AFN10
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.14
AFN10
|
|
pay 35.3% less for transportation
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Kabul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.80
|
$3.75
AFN269
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$8.46
AFN607
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$6,706.07
AFN481,075
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.77
AFN701
|
|
pay 61.5% less for housing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Kabul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$116.00
|
$123.31
AFN8,846
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,000.00
|
$136.58
AFN9,798
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$950.00
|
$93.52
AFN6,709
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
|
$71.52
AFN5,131
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Kabul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$22.45
AFN1,610
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,385.55
AFN99,396
|
pay 54.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Kabul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$4.85
AFN348
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.00
|
$1.32
AFN94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.49
AFN179
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$8.66
AFN621
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$2.08
AFN149
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Kabul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$10.74
AFN770
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$23.14
AFN1,660
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$43.88
AFN3,148
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$31.87
AFN2,286
|
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