Cost of living comparison
Kabul is 27.0% cheaper than Berlin.
If you lived in Kabul instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 83.5% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.32
|
$1.74
AFN126
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.31
|
$3.49
AFN253
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
€2.70
|
$0.31
AFN22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
€2.24
|
$0.17
AFN12
|
|
pay 72.5% less for groceries
Berlin
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.97
€1.84
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
€6.47
|
$1.71
AFN124
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.11
€4.77
|
$2.38
AFN173
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
€2.94
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
€4.60
|
$1.13
AFN82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.21
|
$0.30
AFN22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.42
AFN31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.25
|
$0.57
AFN41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
€1.49
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.88
|
$0.14
AFN10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$0.12
AFN8
|
|
pay 75.0% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.08
€7.54
|
$3.41
AFN247
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$93.45
€87.30
|
$10.46
AFN758
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,967.00
€30,794.67
|
$6,973.68
AFN505,512
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.98
€21.46
|
$5.81
AFN421
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Berlin
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.65
€39.84
|
$610.20
AFN44,232
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,347.77
€1,258.96
|
$97.47
AFN7,066
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$999.06
€933.23
|
$68.91
AFN4,995
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$273.14
€255.14
|
$23.69
AFN1,717
|
|
pay 83.1% less for childcare
Berlin
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.36
€196.50
|
$30.03
AFN2,177
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,885.50
€7,365.89
|
$1,534.21
AFN111,213
|
|
pay 68.6% less for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.11
|
$2.32
AFN168
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.38
|
$1.16
AFN84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
$1.92
AFN139
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€38.98
|
$12.59
AFN913
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.32
|
$2.62
AFN190
|
|
pay 69.8% less for clothing
Berlin
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.74
€85.70
|
$16.66
AFN1,208
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.98
€36.41
|
$15.85
AFN1,149
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.97
€88.71
|
$31.38
AFN2,275
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.23
€110.44
|
$33.90
AFN2,457
|
|
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