Cost of living comparison
Kabul is 31.4% cheaper than Gibraltar.
If you lived in Kabul instead of Gibraltar, you would:
pay 80.7% less for restaurants
|
Gibraltar
|
Kabul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.39
£13.92
|
$1.74
AFN126
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£6.96
|
$3.49
AFN252
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
£1.37
|
$0.31
AFN22
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
£1.46
|
$0.17
AFN12
|
|
pay 66.8% less for groceries
|
Gibraltar
|
Kabul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
£1.38
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.16
£3.33
|
$1.71
AFN123
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
£3.17
|
$2.38
AFN172
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.59
£2.07
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
£3.05
|
$1.13
AFN82
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
£1.79
|
$0.30
AFN22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
£0.72
|
$0.42
AFN30
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
£0.78
|
$0.57
AFN41
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
£0.76
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
£0.62
|
$0.14
AFN10
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
£0.65
|
$0.12
AFN8
|
|
pay 51.5% less for transportation
|
Gibraltar
|
Kabul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
£4.19
|
$3.41
AFN247
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.42
£9.95
|
$10.46
AFN756
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,381.44
£26,730.83
|
$6,973.68
AFN504,251
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.72
£19.79
|
$5.81
AFN420
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Gibraltar
|
Kabul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.65
£41.36
|
$610.20
AFN44,122
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,771.10
£1,418.24
|
$97.47
AFN7,048
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,551.15
£1,242.11
|
$68.91
AFN4,982
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.77
£67.88
|
$23.69
AFN1,713
|
|
pay 91.8% less for childcare
|
Gibraltar
|
Kabul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$897.07
£718.35
|
$30.03
AFN2,171
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,592.94
£9,283.26
|
$1,534.21
AFN110,935
|
|
pay 62.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Gibraltar
|
Kabul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.04
£3.23
|
$2.32
AFN168
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.86
£2.29
|
$1.16
AFN84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.22
£3.38
|
$1.92
AFN139
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.59
£54.12
|
$12.59
AFN910
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.56
£8.45
|
$2.62
AFN189
|
|
pay 71.5% less for clothing
|
Gibraltar
|
Kabul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$122.27
£97.91
|
$16.66
AFN1,205
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.76
£32.64
|
$15.85
AFN1,146
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.94
£100.85
|
$31.38
AFN2,269
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
£74.60
|
$33.90
AFN2,451
|
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