Cost of living comparison

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Kabul vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Kabul is 3.4% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 5.4% less in Kabul
Groceries: pay 46.3% less in Kabul
Transportation: pay 2.8% more in Kabul
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in Kabul
Childcare: pay 89.7% less in Kabul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.1% more in Kabul
Clothing: pay 55.2% less in Kabul

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Kabul are more expensive than in Hanoi. Expenses including childcare, clothing, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Kabul. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Kabul.

Kabul vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kabul instead of Hanoi, you would:

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pay 5.4% less for restaurants

	Hanoi	Kabul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,159	$2.66 AFN173	+40.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫112K	$4.43 AFN288	+2.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,290	$0.36 AFN23	-24.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,383	$0.15 AFN10	-39.9%
Average			-5.4%

Hanoi vs. Kabul - Cost of restaurants

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pay 46.3% less for groceries

	Hanoi	Kabul
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,502	$0.21 AFN14	-76.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫129K	$1.93 AFN126	-61.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫137K	$2.94 AFN191	-44.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,123	$1.43 AFN93	-5.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,234	$1.57 AFN102	-1.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,252	$0.25 AFN17	-82.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,203	$0.36 AFN24	-23.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,152	$0.33 AFN22	-49.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫12,973	$0.21 AFN14	-58.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,468	$0.21 AFN14	-51.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫11,967	$0.20 AFN13	-55.8%
Average			-46.3%

Hanoi vs. Kabul - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.8% more for transportation

	Hanoi	Kabul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫83,173	$3.72 AFN242	+16.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫197K	$10.34 AFN672	+36.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫983M	$8,122.57 AFN528K	-78.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫146K	$7.68 AFN499	+37.0%
Average			+2.8%

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Hanoi	Kabul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫225K	$93.04 AFN6,048	+972.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9M	$87.13 AFN5,664	-75.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫7M	$59.07 AFN3,840	-77.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1M	$39.53 AFN2,569	-29.7%
Average			+197.7%

Hanoi vs. Kabul - Cost of housing

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pay 89.7% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Kabul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6M	$18.90 AFN1,229	-91.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫306M	$1,476.83 AFN95,994	-87.5%
Average			-89.7%

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pay 20.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Kabul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,579	$2.36 AFN154	+149.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫46,517	$1.06 AFN69	-40.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,411	$2.66 AFN173	+100.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫725K	$9.16 AFN595	-67.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫98,318	$2.22 AFN144	-41.5%
Average			+20.1%

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pay 55.2% less for clothing

	Hanoi	Kabul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1M	$9.60 AFN624	-77.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫595K	$17.72 AFN1,152	-22.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2M	$33.97 AFN2,208	-60.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫2M	$28.68 AFN1,864	-60.4%
Average			-55.2%

Hanoi vs. Kabul - Cost of clothing

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