Cost of living comparison
Kabul is 83.3% more expensive than Nuku'alofa.
If you lived in Kabul instead of Nuku'alofa, you would:
pay 74.3% less for restaurants
Nuku'alofa
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.44
TOP19.92
|
$2.08
AFN149
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
TOP21.89
|
$5.20
AFN373
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
TOP6.31
|
$0.38
AFN27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
TOP5.64
|
$0.18
AFN13
|
|
pay 68.5% less for groceries
Nuku'alofa
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
TOP2.42
|
$0.25
AFN18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
TOP9.79
|
$1.87
AFN134
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
TOP14.20
|
$2.88
AFN207
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
TOP11.95
|
$1.41
AFN101
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TOP6.40
|
$1.49
AFN107
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.26
|
$0.25
AFN18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.26
|
$0.36
AFN26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
TOP2.41
|
$0.38
AFN27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
TOP3.31
|
$0.23
AFN17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
TOP2.94
|
$0.14
AFN10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
TOP2.03
|
$0.14
AFN10
|
|
pay 31.4% less for transportation
Nuku'alofa
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
TOP11.31
|
$3.75
AFN269
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$8.46
AFN607
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,904.72
TOP13,943.70
|
$6,706.07
AFN481,145
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$70.65
TOP166.83
|
$9.77
AFN701
|
|
pay 35.4% less for housing
Nuku'alofa
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.53
TOP298.79
|
$123.31
AFN8,847
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$136.58
AFN9,799
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$93.52
AFN6,710
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$225.77
TOP533.14
|
$71.52
AFN5,131
|
|
pay 8.3 times more for childcare
Nuku'alofa
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.66
TOP258.95
|
$22.45
AFN1,610
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$84.35
TOP199.20
|
$1,385.55
AFN99,410
|
|
pay 36.5% less for entertainment and sports
Nuku'alofa
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
TOP7.97
|
$4.85
AFN348
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
TOP6.97
|
$1.32
AFN94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.12
TOP23.90
|
$2.49
AFN179
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
TOP49.80
|
$8.66
AFN621
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$2.08
AFN149
|
|
pay 97.5% more for clothing
Nuku'alofa
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.22
TOP9.96
|
$10.74
AFN770
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$10.54
TOP24.90
|
$23.14
AFN1,660
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.09
TOP49.80
|
$43.88
AFN3,148
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.52
TOP69.72
|
$31.87
AFN2,286
|
|
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