Cost of living comparison
Road Town is 6.2 times more expensive than Kabul.
If you lived in Road Town instead of Kabul, you would:
pay 6.6 times more for restaurants
Kabul
|
Road Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
AFN139
|
$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
AFN347
|
$11.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
AFN25
|
$2.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
AFN12
|
$1.67
|
|
pay 7.7 times more for groceries
Kabul
|
Road Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.25
AFN17
|
$4.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.87
AFN125
|
$9.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.88
AFN192
|
$8.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.41
AFN94
|
$5.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
AFN100
|
$4.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN17
|
$1.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
AFN24
|
$1.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
AFN25
|
$0.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
AFN16
|
$3.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$2.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN9
|
$1.64
|
|
pay 23.7% more for transportation
Kabul
|
Road Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
AFN250
|
$4.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.46
AFN564
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,706.07
AFN447,262
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.77
AFN651
|
?? | |
pay 7.4 times more for housing
Kabul
|
Road Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.31
AFN8,224
|
$125.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$136.58
AFN9,109
|
$1,666.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$93.52
AFN6,238
|
$1,366.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.52
AFN4,770
|
$124.65
|
|
pay 12.1 times more for childcare
Kabul
|
Road Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.45
AFN1,497
|
$375.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,385.55
AFN92,409
|
$10,320.00
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Kabul
|
Road Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.85
AFN323
|
$4.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.32
AFN88
|
$4.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
AFN166
|
$5.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$8.66
AFN578
|
$120.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.08
AFN139
|
$10.00
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for clothing
Kabul
|
Road Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.74
AFN716
|
$47.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.14
AFN1,543
|
$55.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.88
AFN2,926
|
$130.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.87
AFN2,125
|
$140.00
|
|
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