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Kabul vs. Gaborone Cost of Living Summary

Kabul is 50.7% cheaper than Gaborone.

Restaurants: pay 56.6% less in Kabul
Groceries: pay 55.5% less in Kabul
Transportation: pay 50.7% less in Kabul
Housing: pay 19.3% less in Kabul
Childcare: pay 73.0% less in Kabul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.1% less in Kabul
Clothing: pay 56.9% less in Kabul

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

Kabul vs. Gaborone Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 56.6% less for restaurants

	Gaborone	Kabul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.33 BWP136.42	$2.66 AFN176	-74.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.01 BWP79.37	$4.43 AFN294	-26.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 BWP10.81	$0.36 AFN24	-56.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 BWP6.35	$0.15 AFN10	-69.3%
Average			-56.6%

Gaborone vs. Kabul - Cost of restaurants

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pay 55.5% less for groceries

	Gaborone	Kabul
Bread 1 loaf	$0.86 BWP11.33	$0.21 AFN14	-75.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.42 BWP45.20	$1.93 AFN128	-43.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.53 BWP73.06	$2.94 AFN195	-46.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 BWP30.70	$1.43 AFN95	-38.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.34 BWP30.94	$1.57 AFN104	-33.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.80 BWP10.53	$0.25 AFN17	-68.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 BWP8.58	$0.36 AFN24	-44.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 BWP10.57	$0.33 AFN22	-58.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 BWP9.67	$0.21 AFN14	-71.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 BWP8.49	$0.21 AFN14	-66.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 BWP7.64	$0.20 AFN13	-64.8%
Average			-55.5%

Gaborone vs. Kabul - Cost of groceries

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pay 50.7% less for transportation

	Gaborone	Kabul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.28 BWP56.60	$3.72 AFN247	-13.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.79 BWP406.77	$10.34 AFN685	-66.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,652.69 BWP272,830.33	$8,122.57 AFN538,245	-60.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.46 BWP270.35	$7.68 AFN509	-62.5%
Average			-50.7%

Gaborone vs. Kabul - Cost of transportation

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pay 19.3% less for housing

	Gaborone	Kabul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.19 BWP689.52	$93.04 AFN6,165	+78.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$262.85 BWP3,472.39	$87.13 AFN5,774	-66.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$160.93 BWP2,125.95	$59.07 AFN3,915	-63.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$52.95 BWP699.50	$39.53 AFN2,619	-25.4%
Average			-19.3%

Gaborone vs. Kabul - Cost of housing

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pay 73.0% less for childcare

	Gaborone	Kabul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$147.01 BWP1,942.06	$18.90 AFN1,253	-87.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,593.57 BWP47,472.48	$1,476.83 AFN97,863	-58.9%
Average			-73.0%

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pay 43.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Gaborone	Kabul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 BWP29.76	$2.36 AFN157	+4.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.30 BWP30.32	$1.06 AFN70	-53.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.68 BWP48.61	$2.66 AFN176	-27.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.35 BWP427.32	$9.16 AFN607	-71.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.76 BWP89.29	$2.22 AFN147	-67.2%
Average			-43.1%

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pay 56.9% less for clothing

	Gaborone	Kabul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.00 BWP607.67	$9.60 AFN636	-79.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.41 BWP322.44	$17.72 AFN1,174	-27.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.82 BWP948.71	$33.97 AFN2,251	-52.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.12 BWP1,190.53	$28.68 AFN1,900	-68.2%
Average			-56.9%

Gaborone vs. Kabul - Cost of clothing

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