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Kabul vs. Basseterre Cost of Living Summary

Kabul is 72.2% cheaper than Basseterre.

Restaurants: pay 82.5% less in Kabul
Groceries: pay 78.1% less in Kabul
Housing: pay 75.6% less in Kabul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.3% less in Kabul
Clothing: pay 81.5% less in Kabul

Expenses including restaurants, clothing, groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Kabul.

Kabul vs. Basseterre Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 82.5% less for restaurants

	Basseterre	Kabul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.50 EC$50.00	$2.66 AFN167	-85.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.98 EC$37.77	$4.43 AFN279	-68.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.04 EC$5.50	$0.36 AFN22	-82.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.28 EC$6.17	$0.15 AFN9	-93.5%
Average			-82.5%

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pay 78.1% less for groceries

	Basseterre	Kabul
Bread 1 loaf	$3.70 EC$10.00	$0.21 AFN13	-94.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$1.93 AFN122
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.25 EC$25.00	$2.94 AFN185	-68.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.55 EC$15.00	$1.43 AFN90	-74.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.20 EC$11.34	$1.57 AFN99	-62.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.01 EC$5.44	$0.25 AFN16	-87.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 EC$3.77	$0.36 AFN23	-74.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$0.33 AFN21
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.68 EC$4.54	$0.21 AFN13	-87.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 EC$2.72	$0.21 AFN14	-78.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 EC$2.27	$0.20 AFN13	-75.7%
Average			-78.1%

Basseterre vs. Kabul - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	Basseterre	Kabul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$3.72 AFN234
Monthly public transit pass	??	$10.34 AFN651
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$8,122.57 AFN512K
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$7.68 AFN484

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pay 75.6% less for housing

	Basseterre	Kabul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$93.04 AFN5,862
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$700.00 EC$1,891.79	$87.13 AFN5,489	-87.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$650.00 EC$1,756.66	$59.07 AFN3,722	-90.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 EC$206.67	$39.53 AFN2,490	-48.3%
Average			-75.6%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Basseterre	Kabul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$18.90 AFN1,191
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$1,476.83 AFN93,040

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pay 43.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Basseterre	Kabul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.22 EC$6.00	$2.36 AFN149	+6.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 EC$10.00	$1.06 AFN67	-71.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$2.66 AFN167
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$9.16 AFN577
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.29 EC$17.00	$2.22 AFN140	-64.8%
Average			-43.3%

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pay 81.5% less for clothing

	Basseterre	Kabul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.81 EC$240.00	$9.60 AFN605	-89.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$17.72 AFN1,116
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$129.51 EC$350.00	$33.97 AFN2,140	-73.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$28.68 AFN1,807
Average			-81.5%

Basseterre vs. Kabul - Cost of clothing

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