Cost of living comparison
Kabul is 45.3% cheaper than Dublin.
If you lived in Kabul instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 84.8% less for restaurants
Dublin
|
Kabul
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.99
€20.42
|
$1.74
AFN126
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.21
|
$3.49
AFN252
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
€2.31
|
$0.31
AFN22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.73
|
$0.17
AFN12
|
|
pay 70.5% less for groceries
Dublin
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.86
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
€4.77
|
$1.71
AFN123
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.26
€4.88
|
$2.38
AFN172
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.75
€3.48
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.73
€4.39
|
$1.13
AFN82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.12
|
$0.30
AFN22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.42
AFN30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.05
|
$0.57
AFN41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
€1.50
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.14
AFN10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.12
AFN8
|
|
pay 74.0% less for transportation
Dublin
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.90
€7.34
|
$3.41
AFN246
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$131.93
€122.52
|
$10.46
AFN755
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,778.34
€32,296.91
|
$6,973.68
AFN503,146
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.59
€16.34
|
$5.81
AFN419
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Dublin
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.54
€58.08
|
$610.20
AFN44,025
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,136.79
€1,984.33
|
$97.47
AFN7,033
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,834.34
€1,703.46
|
$68.91
AFN4,972
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.55
€178.82
|
$23.69
AFN1,709
|
|
pay 91.4% less for childcare
Dublin
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,355.42
€1,258.71
|
$30.03
AFN2,166
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,275.73
€9,542.56
|
$1,534.21
AFN110,692
|
|
pay 76.1% less for entertainment and sports
Dublin
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.60
€6.13
|
$2.32
AFN168
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.11
€3.82
|
$1.16
AFN84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.04
€15.83
|
$1.92
AFN138
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.27
€46.68
|
$12.59
AFN908
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.25
|
$2.62
AFN189
|
|
pay 69.3% less for clothing
Dublin
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.63
€84.16
|
$16.66
AFN1,202
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.17
€36.38
|
$15.85
AFN1,143
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.66
€90.70
|
$31.38
AFN2,264
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.59
€98.98
|
$33.90
AFN2,446
|
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