Cost of living comparison
Kabul is 67.3% cheaper than George Town.
If you lived in Kabul instead of George Town, you would:
pay 86.2% less for restaurants
George Town
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.00
KYD14.96
|
$1.74
AFN126
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
KYD9.97
|
$3.49
AFN252
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.22
KYD2.68
|
$0.31
AFN22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
KYD2.07
|
$0.17
AFN12
|
|
pay 84.3% less for groceries
George Town
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.74
KYD3.94
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.32
KYD4.42
|
$1.71
AFN123
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.47
KYD14.52
|
$2.38
AFN172
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.81
KYD5.66
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.57
KYD3.80
|
$1.13
AFN82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.42
KYD2.85
|
$0.30
AFN22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
KYD1.16
|
$0.42
AFN30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.71
KYD2.26
|
$0.57
AFN41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.00
KYD2.49
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.60
KYD2.16
|
$0.14
AFN10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
KYD1.49
|
$0.12
AFN8
|
|
pay 64.7% less for transportation
George Town
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
KYD5.49
|
$3.41
AFN246
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
KYD24.93
|
$10.46
AFN755
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,995.22
KYD29,912.78
|
$6,973.68
AFN503,146
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.81
AFN419
|
|
pay 19.4% more for housing
George Town
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$131.85
KYD109.57
|
$610.20
AFN44,025
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,699.64
KYD2,243.46
|
$97.47
AFN7,033
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,899.75
KYD1,578.73
|
$68.91
AFN4,972
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$308.06
KYD256.01
|
$23.69
AFN1,709
|
|
pay 94.4% less for childcare
George Town
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.88
KYD772.75
|
$30.03
AFN2,166
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,137.46
KYD15,903.63
|
$1,534.21
AFN110,692
|
|
pay 79.1% less for entertainment and sports
George Town
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.60
KYD5.48
|
$2.32
AFN168
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.85
KYD4.86
|
$1.16
AFN84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.00
KYD9.97
|
$1.92
AFN138
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.79
KYD55.50
|
$12.59
AFN908
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
KYD14.96
|
$2.62
AFN189
|
|
pay 81.6% less for clothing
George Town
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.99
KYD69.80
|
$16.66
AFN1,202
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$106.49
KYD88.49
|
$15.85
AFN1,143
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$181.18
KYD150.56
|
$31.38
AFN2,264
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$155.98
KYD129.62
|
$33.90
AFN2,446
|
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