Cost of living comparison
Kabul is 4.8% more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Kabul instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 43.6% less for restaurants
Baghdad
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.72
IQD6,185
|
$1.74
AFN126
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
IQD10,482
|
$3.49
AFN253
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
IQD671
|
$0.31
AFN22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
IQD257
|
$0.17
AFN12
|
|
pay 28.4% less for groceries
Baghdad
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
IQD970
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.18
IQD2,856
|
$1.71
AFN124
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.91
IQD5,121
|
$2.38
AFN173
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
IQD2,192
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
IQD2,462
|
$1.13
AFN82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
IQD502
|
$0.30
AFN22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
IQD583
|
$0.42
AFN31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
IQD537
|
$0.57
AFN41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD377
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD364
|
$0.14
AFN10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IQD317
|
$0.12
AFN8
|
|
pay 3.9% less for transportation
Baghdad
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.33
IQD1,736
|
$3.41
AFN247
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
IQD30,083
|
$10.46
AFN758
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,238.96
IQD18,657,200
|
$6,973.68
AFN505,512
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.06
IQD23,662
|
$5.81
AFN421
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Baghdad
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.82
IQD67,893
|
$610.20
AFN44,232
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$422.00
IQD552,941
|
$97.47
AFN7,066
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.01
IQD328,893
|
$68.91
AFN4,995
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.24
IQD128,729
|
$23.69
AFN1,717
|
|
pay 43.6% less for childcare
Baghdad
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.60
IQD175,056
|
$30.03
AFN2,177
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,701.04
IQD2,228,859
|
$1,534.21
AFN111,213
|
|
pay 29.6% less for entertainment and sports
Baghdad
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
IQD2,621
|
$2.32
AFN168
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
IQD3,072
|
$1.16
AFN84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.72
IQD2,248
|
$1.92
AFN139
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.83
IQD44,324
|
$12.59
AFN913
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
IQD9,172
|
$2.62
AFN190
|
|
pay 30.2% less for clothing
Baghdad
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.82
IQD33,835
|
$16.66
AFN1,208
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.36
IQD37,161
|
$15.85
AFN1,149
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
IQD63,330
|
$31.38
AFN2,275
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.02
IQD47,198
|
$33.90
AFN2,457
|
|
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