Cost of living comparison
Kabul is 3.1 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Kabul instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 3.5% more for restaurants
|
Egypt
|
Kabul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.69
EGP128.69
|
$1.74
AFN126
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
EGP156.44
|
$3.49
AFN253
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
EGP11.93
|
$0.31
AFN22
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.14
EGP6.72
|
$0.17
AFN12
|
|
pay 41.2% more for groceries
|
Egypt
|
Kabul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
EGP19.20
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.23
EGP58.73
|
$1.71
AFN124
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.42
EGP115.59
|
$2.38
AFN173
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
EGP53.57
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
EGP75.77
|
$1.13
AFN82
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
EGP19.31
|
$0.30
AFN22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
EGP10.50
|
$0.42
AFN31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.60
|
$0.57
AFN41
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
EGP6.03
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
EGP5.70
|
$0.14
AFN10
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.10
EGP4.80
|
$0.12
AFN8
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Egypt
|
Kabul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.02
EGP48.71
|
$3.41
AFN247
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
EGP381.44
|
$10.46
AFN758
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,876.53
EGP759,668.05
|
$6,973.68
AFN505,512
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.85
EGP88.28
|
$5.81
AFN421
|
|
pay 14.7 times more for housing
|
Egypt
|
Kabul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.98
EGP525.52
|
$610.20
AFN44,232
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$109.16
EGP5,223.35
|
$97.47
AFN7,066
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.02
EGP3,398.05
|
$68.91
AFN4,995
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.81
EGP804.49
|
$23.69
AFN1,717
|
|
pay 29.1% less for childcare
|
Egypt
|
Kabul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.30
EGP2,789.68
|
$30.03
AFN2,177
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,699.22
EGP81,304.91
|
$1,534.21
AFN111,213
|
|
pay 12.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Egypt
|
Kabul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
EGP69.23
|
$2.32
AFN168
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
EGP49.28
|
$1.16
AFN84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.57
EGP75.11
|
$1.92
AFN139
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.18
EGP726.30
|
$12.59
AFN913
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.13
EGP149.65
|
$2.62
AFN190
|
|
pay 20.1% less for clothing
|
Egypt
|
Kabul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.23
EGP824.21
|
$16.66
AFN1,208
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.02
EGP1,340.86
|
$15.85
AFN1,149
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.69
EGP3,047.42
|
$31.38
AFN2,275
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.91
EGP1,383.47
|
$33.90
AFN2,457
|
|
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