Cost of living comparison
Kabul is 2.8 times more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Kabul instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 33.5% less for restaurants
|
Hanoi
|
Kabul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.13
₫54,048
|
$1.74
AFN126
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
₫140,525
|
$3.49
AFN253
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₫12,278
|
$0.31
AFN22
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
₫7,346
|
$0.17
AFN12
|
|
pay 55.6% less for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
Kabul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫25,980
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
₫157,010
|
$1.71
AFN124
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
₫139,124
|
$2.38
AFN173
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,175
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
₫43,408
|
$1.13
AFN82
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
₫38,796
|
$0.30
AFN22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,066
|
$0.42
AFN31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
₫19,990
|
$0.57
AFN41
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,342
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,225
|
$0.14
AFN10
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
₫16,548
|
$0.12
AFN8
|
|
pay 18.7% less for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
Kabul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
₫109,506
|
$3.41
AFN247
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.53
₫216,193
|
$10.46
AFN758
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,650.00
₫1,080,964,191
|
$6,973.68
AFN505,512
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.42
₫137,282
|
$5.81
AFN421
|
|
pay 16.3 times more for housing
|
Hanoi
|
Kabul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.48
₫240,177
|
$610.20
AFN44,232
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$379.24
₫9,611,878
|
$97.47
AFN7,066
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.16
₫5,250,398
|
$68.91
AFN4,995
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.72
₫1,462,996
|
$23.69
AFN1,717
|
|
pay 88.1% less for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
Kabul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.78
₫6,153,181
|
$30.03
AFN2,177
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,468.11
₫341,349,260
|
$1,534.21
AFN111,213
|
|
pay 11.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
Kabul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
₫21,619
|
$2.32
AFN168
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
₫52,087
|
$1.16
AFN84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.49
₫37,834
|
$1.92
AFN139
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.54
₫748,793
|
$12.59
AFN913
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.69
₫118,906
|
$2.62
AFN190
|
|
pay 62.0% less for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
Kabul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
₫1,118,798
|
$16.66
AFN1,208
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
₫894,252
|
$15.85
AFN1,149
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.54
₫2,396,137
|
$31.38
AFN2,275
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.36
₫2,366,111
|
$33.90
AFN2,457
|
|
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