Cost of living comparison
Kabul is 44.4% cheaper than Bern.
If you lived in Kabul instead of Bern, you would:
pay 90.5% less for restaurants
Bern
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.61
CHF25.03
|
$1.74
AFN126
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.56
CHF15.02
|
$3.49
AFN252
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.53
CHF4.11
|
$0.31
AFN22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.17
CHF3.78
|
$0.17
AFN12
|
|
pay 81.5% less for groceries
Bern
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.04
CHF2.76
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.00
CHF11.79
|
$1.71
AFN123
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.74
CHF6.11
|
$2.38
AFN172
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.23
CHF5.65
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.94
CHF11.73
|
$1.13
AFN82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.83
CHF1.66
|
$0.30
AFN22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.40
CHF1.27
|
$0.42
AFN30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
CHF1.50
|
$0.57
AFN41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
CHF1.61
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
CHF0.96
|
$0.14
AFN10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
CHF0.87
|
$0.12
AFN8
|
|
pay 78.0% less for transportation
Bern
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.07
CHF7.32
|
$3.41
AFN246
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$87.24
CHF79.08
|
$10.46
AFN755
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,128.56
CHF30,031.04
|
$6,973.68
AFN503,028
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$47.04
CHF42.64
|
$5.81
AFN419
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Bern
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.37
CHF48.38
|
$610.20
AFN44,015
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,345.22
CHF1,219.44
|
$97.47
AFN7,031
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,006.60
CHF912.48
|
$68.91
AFN4,970
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$232.88
CHF211.11
|
$23.69
AFN1,709
|
|
pay 96.7% less for childcare
Bern
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,355.81
CHF2,135.54
|
$30.03
AFN2,166
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,987.49
CHF26,277.16
|
$1,534.21
AFN110,666
|
|
pay 78.6% less for entertainment and sports
Bern
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.90
CHF6.26
|
$2.32
AFN168
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.21
CHF4.72
|
$1.16
AFN84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.94
CHF9.01
|
$1.92
AFN138
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.38
CHF57.46
|
$12.59
AFN908
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.09
CHF20.02
|
$2.62
AFN189
|
|
pay 77.3% less for clothing
Bern
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$116.44
CHF105.55
|
$16.66
AFN1,202
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.69
CHF45.05
|
$15.85
AFN1,143
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$135.27
CHF122.63
|
$31.38
AFN2,264
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$159.33
CHF144.44
|
$33.90
AFN2,445
|
|
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