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Kabul vs. Guatemala City Cost of Living Summary

Kabul is 57.4% cheaper than Guatemala City.

Restaurants: pay 58.4% less in Kabul
Groceries: pay 68.7% less in Kabul
Transportation: pay 33.9% less in Kabul
Housing: pay 27.5% less in Kabul
Childcare: pay 83.3% less in Kabul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.0% less in Kabul
Clothing: pay 74.2% less in Kabul

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

Kabul vs. Guatemala City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kabul instead of Guatemala City, you would:

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pay 58.4% less for restaurants

	Guatemala City	Kabul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.22 GTQ39.96	$2.66 AFN176	-49.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.33 GTQ48.46	$4.43 AFN293	-30.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.20 GTQ9.16	$0.36 AFN24	-70.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 GTQ7.26	$0.15 AFN10	-84.4%
Average			-58.4%

Guatemala City vs. Kabul - Cost of restaurants

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pay 68.7% less for groceries

	Guatemala City	Kabul
Bread 1 loaf	$3.11 GTQ23.82	$0.21 AFN14	-93.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.93 GTQ30.09	$1.93 AFN128	-50.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.96 GTQ60.96	$2.94 AFN194	-63.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.55 GTQ19.55	$1.43 AFN94	-44.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.82 GTQ29.26	$1.57 AFN104	-59.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.76 GTQ13.52	$0.25 AFN17	-85.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 GTQ5.81	$0.36 AFN24	-52.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.41 GTQ10.77	$0.33 AFN22	-76.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 GTQ6.59	$0.21 AFN14	-75.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 GTQ5.99	$0.21 AFN14	-72.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.20 GTQ9.23	$0.20 AFN13	-83.1%
Average			-68.7%

Guatemala City vs. Kabul - Cost of groceries

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pay 33.9% less for transportation

	Guatemala City	Kabul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.07 GTQ31.16	$3.72 AFN246	-8.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.61 GTQ104.26	$10.34 AFN683	-24.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,565.40 GTQ149,867.31	$8,122.57 AFN536,879	-58.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.83 GTQ105.91	$7.68 AFN508	-44.5%
Average			-33.9%

Guatemala City vs. Kabul - Cost of transportation

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pay 27.5% less for housing

	Guatemala City	Kabul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.51 GTQ356.24	$93.04 AFN6,150	+100.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$745.66 GTQ5,711.58	$87.13 AFN5,759	-88.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$422.61 GTQ3,237.13	$59.07 AFN3,905	-86.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.38 GTQ470.18	$39.53 AFN2,613	-35.6%
Average			-27.5%

Guatemala City vs. Kabul - Cost of housing

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pay 83.3% less for childcare

	Guatemala City	Kabul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$230.87 GTQ1,768.43	$18.90 AFN1,249	-91.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,887.88 GTQ45,100.07	$1,476.83 AFN97,614	-74.9%
Average			-83.3%

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pay 56.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Guatemala City	Kabul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 GTQ24.98	$2.36 AFN156	-27.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.31 GTQ25.38	$1.06 AFN70	-68.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.04 GTQ30.97	$2.66 AFN176	-34.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.62 GTQ372.45	$9.16 AFN605	-81.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.17 GTQ54.95	$2.22 AFN146	-69.1%
Average			-56.0%

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pay 74.2% less for clothing

	Guatemala City	Kabul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.42 GTQ393.90	$9.60 AFN634	-81.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.26 GTQ407.97	$17.72 AFN1,171	-66.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.72 GTQ940.00	$33.97 AFN2,245	-72.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$121.74 GTQ932.51	$28.68 AFN1,895	-76.4%
Average			-74.2%

Guatemala City vs. Kabul - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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