Cost of living comparison

Cayman Islands

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Afghanistan

Kabul vs. George Town Cost of Living Summary

Kabul is 89.5% cheaper than George Town.

Restaurants: pay 86.5% less in Kabul
Groceries: pay 87.2% less in Kabul
Transportation: pay 69.0% less in Kabul
Housing: pay 94.4% less in Kabul
Childcare: pay 97.9% less in Kabul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 87.0% less in Kabul
Clothing: pay 79.0% less in Kabul

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

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Kabul vs. George Town Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kabul instead of George Town, you would:

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pay 86.5% less for restaurants

	George Town	Kabul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$30.00 KYD25.00	$2.77 AFN180	-90.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$16.80 KYD14.00	$4.62 AFN300	-72.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.03 KYD2.52	$0.47 AFN31	-84.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.85 KYD2.37	$0.15 AFN10	-94.6%
Average			-86.5%

George Town vs. Kabul - Cost of restaurants

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pay 87.2% less for groceries

	George Town	Kabul
Bread 1 loaf	$4.25 KYD3.54	$0.24 AFN16	-94.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$27.99 KYD23.32	$2.19 AFN142	-92.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$17.33 KYD14.44	$3.21 AFN208	-81.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.27 KYD6.06	$1.55 AFN101	-78.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.69 KYD7.24	$1.81 AFN118	-79.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.38 KYD2.82	$0.32 AFN21	-90.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.65 KYD1.38	$0.40 AFN26	-76.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.78 KYD2.32	$0.42 AFN27	-85.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.54 KYD2.95	$0.24 AFN16	-93.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 KYD1.55	$0.28 AFN18	-85.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.79 KYD1.49	$0.22 AFN15	-87.5%
Average			-87.2%

George Town vs. Kabul - Cost of groceries

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pay 69.0% less for transportation

	George Town	Kabul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 KYD5.11	$4.19 AFN272	-31.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$80.99 KYD67.49	$20.77 AFN1,350	-74.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$41,995.48 KYD34,995.76	$8,461.54 AFN550K	-79.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$49.61 KYD41.34	$5.77 AFN375	-88.4%
Average			-69.0%

George Town vs. Kabul - Cost of transportation

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pay 94.4% less for housing

	George Town	Kabul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$113.09 KYD94.24	$96.92 AFN6,300	-14.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,909.69 KYD2,424.71	$123.08 AFN8,000	-95.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,447.74 KYD2,039.75	$108.80 AFN7,072	-95.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$349.88 KYD291.56	$32.46 AFN2,110	-90.7%
Average			-94.4%

George Town vs. Kabul - Cost of housing

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pay 97.9% less for childcare

	George Town	Kabul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,806.23 KYD1,505.17	$20.26 AFN1,317	-98.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,602.85 KYD22,168.74	$1,046.15 AFN68,000	-96.1%
Average			-97.9%

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pay 87.0% less for entertainment and sports

	George Town	Kabul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.20 KYD6.00	$2.31 AFN150	-67.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$7.05 KYD5.87	$1.10 AFN71	-84.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.40 KYD12.00	$2.38 AFN155	-83.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$214.60 KYD178.83	$11.08 AFN720	-94.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$18.60 KYD15.50	$2.31 AFN150	-87.6%
Average			-87.0%

George Town vs. Kabul - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 79.0% less for clothing

	George Town	Kabul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$85.49 KYD71.24	$10.64 AFN692	-87.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$74.09 KYD61.74	$16.00 AFN1,040	-78.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$137.99 KYD114.99	$57.69 AFN3,750	-58.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$144.98 KYD120.82	$25.08 AFN1,630	-82.7%
Average			-79.0%

George Town vs. Kabul - Cost of clothing

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