Cost of living comparison
Kabul is 45.0% more expensive than Beijing.
If you lived in Kabul instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 48.0% less for restaurants
Beijing
|
Kabul
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.37
CN¥31.61
|
$1.74
AFN126
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.82
CN¥42.15
|
$3.49
AFN251
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
$0.31
AFN22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
$0.17
AFN12
|
|
pay 62.1% less for groceries
Beijing
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
CN¥14.77
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.63
CN¥48.01
|
$1.71
AFN123
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.67
CN¥55.52
|
$2.38
AFN171
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
CN¥13.69
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥13.02
|
$1.13
AFN82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
$0.30
AFN22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
CN¥6.68
|
$0.42
AFN30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
CN¥7.00
|
$0.57
AFN41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
CN¥5.08
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
$0.14
AFN10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
$0.12
AFN8
|
|
pay 42.7% less for transportation
Beijing
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
CN¥34.70
|
$3.41
AFN246
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.66
CN¥316.09
|
$10.46
AFN753
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,196.95
CN¥175,169.00
|
$6,973.68
AFN502,105
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.53
CN¥40.04
|
$5.81
AFN418
|
|
pay 7.8 times more for housing
Beijing
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.10
CN¥145.48
|
$610.20
AFN43,934
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,154.95
CN¥8,361.01
|
$97.47
AFN7,018
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$634.84
CN¥4,595.77
|
$68.91
AFN4,961
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.96
CN¥325.45
|
$23.69
AFN1,705
|
|
pay 95.7% less for childcare
Beijing
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$951.31
CN¥6,886.84
|
$30.03
AFN2,162
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,770.10
CN¥201,036.06
|
$1,534.21
AFN110,463
|
|
pay 44.5% less for entertainment and sports
Beijing
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.46
CN¥10.54
|
$2.32
AFN167
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
CN¥31.67
|
$1.16
AFN84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
CN¥31.61
|
$1.92
AFN138
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
CN¥422.25
|
$12.59
AFN907
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.12
CN¥73.23
|
$2.62
AFN188
|
|
pay 69.4% less for clothing
Beijing
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.18
CN¥500.79
|
$16.66
AFN1,199
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.88
CN¥317.67
|
$15.85
AFN1,141
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.48
CN¥647.77
|
$31.38
AFN2,259
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.62
CN¥902.19
|
$33.90
AFN2,441
|
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