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Kabul vs. Caracas Cost of Living Summary

Kabul is 46.1% cheaper than Caracas.

Restaurants: pay 72.5% less in Kabul
Groceries: pay 71.3% less in Kabul
Transportation: pay 25.9% less in Kabul
Housing: pay 32.2% more in Kabul
Childcare: pay 77.8% less in Kabul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.6% less in Kabul
Clothing: pay 67.7% less in Kabul

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

Kabul vs. Caracas Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 72.5% less for restaurants

	Caracas	Kabul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.00 VEF109.72	$2.66 AFN167	-75.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 VEF99.75	$4.43 AFN279	-55.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.32 VEF13.16	$0.36 AFN22	-72.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 VEF10.25	$0.15 AFN9	-85.6%
Average			-72.5%

Caracas vs. Kabul - Cost of restaurants

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pay 71.3% less for groceries

	Caracas	Kabul
Bread 1 loaf	$2.46 VEF24.50	$0.21 AFN13	-91.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.43 VEF44.21	$1.93 AFN122	-56.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.83 VEF78.10	$2.94 AFN185	-62.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.22 VEF32.07	$1.43 AFN90	-55.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.42 VEF34.11	$1.57 AFN99	-54.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.68 VEF26.71	$0.25 AFN16	-90.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 VEF8.98	$0.36 AFN23	-59.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.21 VEF12.04	$0.33 AFN21	-72.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 VEF10.02	$0.21 AFN13	-79.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 VEF11.69	$0.21 AFN14	-81.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 VEF10.60	$0.20 AFN13	-80.8%
Average			-71.3%

Caracas vs. Kabul - Cost of groceries

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pay 25.9% less for transportation

	Caracas	Kabul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.89 VEF18.88	$3.72 AFN234	+96.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00 VEF299.24	$10.34 AFN651	-65.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 VEF249K	$8,122.57 AFN512K	-67.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.50 VEF234.40	$7.68 AFN484	-67.3%
Average			-25.9%

Caracas vs. Kabul - Cost of transportation

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pay 32.2% more for housing

	Caracas	Kabul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.92 VEF368.29	$93.04 AFN5,862	+152.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$493.75 VEF4,924.91	$87.13 AFN5,489	-82.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$390.00 VEF3,890.06	$59.07 AFN3,722	-84.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$16.19 VEF161.48	$39.53 AFN2,490	+144.2%
Average			+32.2%

Caracas vs. Kabul - Cost of housing

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pay 77.8% less for childcare

	Caracas	Kabul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$135.00 VEF1,346.56	$18.90 AFN1,191	-86.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,860.00 VEF48,476.07	$1,476.83 AFN93,040	-69.6%
Average			-77.8%

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pay 39.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Caracas	Kabul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 VEF14.96	$2.36 AFN149	+57.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.66 VEF26.51	$1.06 AFN67	-60.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 VEF49.87	$2.66 AFN167	-46.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$63.18 VEF630.21	$9.16 AFN577	-85.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.00 VEF59.85	$2.22 AFN140	-63.1%
Average			-39.6%

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pay 67.7% less for clothing

	Caracas	Kabul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.88 VEF567.30	$9.60 AFN605	-83.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.50 VEF374.04	$17.72 AFN1,116	-52.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.67 VEF864.46	$33.97 AFN2,140	-60.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.62 VEF1,103.43	$28.68 AFN1,807	-74.1%
Average			-67.7%

Caracas vs. Kabul - Cost of clothing

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