Cost of living comparison
Kabul is 38.2% more expensive than Delhi.
If you lived in Kabul instead of Delhi, you would:
pay 10.7% less for restaurants
Delhi
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.19
₹350.36
|
$2.08
AFN150
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.19
₹350.36
|
$5.20
AFN375
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
₹36.18
|
$0.38
AFN27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹16.10
|
$0.18
AFN13
|
|
pay 17.8% less for groceries
Delhi
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
₹43.87
|
$0.25
AFN18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.40
₹200.32
|
$1.87
AFN135
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.87
₹239.50
|
$2.88
AFN208
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
₹93.81
|
$1.41
AFN102
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.62
₹135.18
|
$1.49
AFN108
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
₹75.74
|
$0.25
AFN18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
₹31.43
|
$0.36
AFN26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
₹39.24
|
$0.38
AFN27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
₹20.51
|
$0.23
AFN17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.13
|
$0.14
AFN10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
₹16.85
|
$0.14
AFN10
|
|
pay 47.2% more for transportation
Delhi
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
₹375.24
|
$3.75
AFN270
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.98
₹1,001.03
|
$8.46
AFN611
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,378.06
₹1,201,238.61
|
$6,706.07
AFN483,725
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.52
₹210.22
|
$9.77
AFN705
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for housing
Delhi
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.22
₹686.58
|
$123.31
AFN8,895
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$257.61
₹21,522.29
|
$136.58
AFN9,852
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$147.09
₹12,289.27
|
$93.52
AFN6,746
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.99
₹4,260.37
|
$71.52
AFN5,159
|
|
pay 53.0% less for childcare
Delhi
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.34
₹7,714.30
|
$22.45
AFN1,619
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,986.57
₹165,971.13
|
$1,385.55
AFN99,943
|
|
pay 5.3% less for entertainment and sports
Delhi
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
₹150.15
|
$4.85
AFN350
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.08
₹173.45
|
$1.32
AFN95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.19
₹350.36
|
$2.49
AFN180
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.02
₹1,923.57
|
$8.66
AFN625
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.79
₹400.41
|
$2.08
AFN150
|
|
pay 32.1% less for clothing
Delhi
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.38
₹2,622.10
|
$10.74
AFN775
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.88
₹3,080.93
|
$23.14
AFN1,669
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$49.59
₹4,143.47
|
$43.88
AFN3,165
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.96
₹3,088.27
|
$31.87
AFN2,299
|
|
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