Cost of living comparison
Kabul is 39.8% cheaper than Podgorica.
If you lived in Kabul instead of Podgorica, you would:
pay 65.1% less for restaurants
|
Podgorica
|
Kabul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.58
€6.98
|
$2.08
AFN149
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
€5.99
|
$5.20
AFN373
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.86
|
$0.38
AFN27
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
€1.28
|
$0.18
AFN13
|
|
pay 58.8% less for groceries
|
Podgorica
|
Kabul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
€0.83
|
$0.25
AFN18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.78
€3.48
|
$1.87
AFN134
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.48
€5.05
|
$2.88
AFN207
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
€2.75
|
$1.41
AFN101
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
€3.16
|
$1.49
AFN107
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.55
€0.50
|
$0.25
AFN18
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.36
AFN26
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.56
|
$0.38
AFN27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.01
|
$0.23
AFN17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
€0.40
|
$0.14
AFN10
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
€0.50
|
$0.14
AFN10
|
|
pay 30.2% less for transportation
|
Podgorica
|
Kabul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.10
€5.62
|
$3.75
AFN269
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€29.93
|
$8.46
AFN607
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,074.68
€24,938.68
|
$6,706.07
AFN481,145
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.85
€5.39
|
$9.77
AFN701
|
|
pay 41.4% more for housing
|
Podgorica
|
Kabul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.35
€26.12
|
$123.31
AFN8,847
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$570.08
€525.11
|
$136.58
AFN9,799
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$445.50
€410.35
|
$93.52
AFN6,710
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.22
€76.66
|
$71.52
AFN5,131
|
|
pay 84.7% less for childcare
|
Podgorica
|
Kabul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$213.35
€196.52
|
$22.45
AFN1,610
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,904.04
€6,359.36
|
$1,385.55
AFN99,410
|
|
pay 20.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Podgorica
|
Kabul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
€2.19
|
$4.85
AFN348
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
€1.71
|
$1.32
AFN94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.90
€3.59
|
$2.49
AFN179
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.90
€34.91
|
$8.66
AFN621
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.41
€4.99
|
$2.08
AFN149
|
|
pay 61.0% less for clothing
|
Podgorica
|
Kabul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.42
€66.71
|
$10.74
AFN770
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.28
€33.42
|
$23.14
AFN1,660
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.11
€86.69
|
$43.88
AFN3,148
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.88
€94.77
|
$31.87
AFN2,286
|
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