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Kabul vs. Athens Cost of Living Summary
Kabul vs. Athens Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kabul instead of Athens, you would:

pay 64.8% less for restaurants

 
Athens
Kabul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.08
€15.57
$2.63
AFN196
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.65
€9.34
$7.31
AFN544
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.06
€2.00
$0.38
AFN28

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pay 66.3% less for groceries

 
Athens
Kabul
Bread
1 loaf
$1.27
€1.23
$0.25
AFN19
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.59
€6.38
$1.96
AFN146
Milk (1 gallon) $6.29
€6.09
$3.05
AFN227

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pay 56.2% less for transportation

 
Athens
Kabul
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.64
€7.39
$3.96
AFN295
Monthly public transit pass $30.01
€29.06
$8.93
AFN665
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,384.48
€29,419.53
$7,079.28
AFN526,931

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pay 19.6% more for housing

 
Athens
Kabul
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$32.55
€31.52
$130.18
AFN9,689
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $634.68
€614.53
$103.61
AFN7,712
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $557.32
€539.62
$89.85
AFN6,688

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pay 90.7% less for childcare

 
Athens
Kabul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $463.20
€448.49
$23.40
AFN1,742
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,722.29
€10,381.77
$1,462.66
AFN108,870

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pay 63.3% less for entertainment and sports

 
Athens
Kabul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.36
€5.19
$2.93
AFN218
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.71
€3.59
$1.27
AFN94
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.88
€4.72
$2.63
AFN196

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pay 75.2% less for clothing

 
Athens
Kabul
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$86.11
€83.38
$10.97
AFN817
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$38.32
€37.11
$16.03
AFN1,193
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$93.75
€90.78
$23.77
AFN1,769

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