Cost of living comparison
Kabul is 9.2% cheaper than Athens.
If you lived in Kabul instead of Athens, you would:
pay 75.4% less for restaurants
Athens
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.25
|
$1.74
AFN126
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
$3.49
AFN252
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.87
|
$0.31
AFN22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.51
|
$0.17
AFN12
|
|
pay 64.7% less for groceries
Athens
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.55
€6.08
|
$1.71
AFN123
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.56
|
$2.38
AFN172
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.44
€4.12
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.44
€4.12
|
$1.13
AFN82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.30
AFN22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$0.42
AFN30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.57
AFN41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$0.14
AFN10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$0.12
AFN8
|
|
pay 61.8% less for transportation
Athens
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
€7.44
|
$3.41
AFN246
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.63
|
$10.46
AFN755
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,287.34
€23,483.09
|
$6,973.68
AFN503,146
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.43
€10.62
|
$5.81
AFN419
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for housing
Athens
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.96
€31.53
|
$610.20
AFN44,025
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.55
€514.05
|
$97.47
AFN7,033
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$521.82
€484.58
|
$68.91
AFN4,972
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.27
€187.84
|
$23.69
AFN1,709
|
|
pay 89.2% less for childcare
Athens
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$488.12
€453.30
|
$30.03
AFN2,166
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,050.80
€9,333.68
|
$1,534.21
AFN110,692
|
|
pay 65.0% less for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
€4.34
|
$2.32
AFN168
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.68
€3.42
|
$1.16
AFN84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
€4.90
|
$1.92
AFN138
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.80
€42.54
|
$12.59
AFN908
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.17
|
$2.62
AFN189
|
|
pay 68.3% less for clothing
Athens
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.84
€78.78
|
$16.66
AFN1,202
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.04
€35.32
|
$15.85
AFN1,143
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
€83.58
|
$31.38
AFN2,264
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.33
€103.39
|
$33.90
AFN2,446
|
|
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