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Kabul vs. Harare Cost of Living Summary

Kabul is 48.8% cheaper than Harare.

Restaurants: pay 54.0% less in Kabul
Groceries: pay 63.3% less in Kabul
Transportation: pay 61.2% less in Kabul
Housing: pay 43.0% less in Kabul
Childcare: pay 87.9% less in Kabul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.2% less in Kabul
Clothing: pay 23.2% less in Kabul

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

Kabul vs. Harare Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 54.0% less for restaurants

	Harare	Kabul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	$2.66 AFN167	-73.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.00 ZWL1,932.00	$4.43 AFN279	-26.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 ZWL223.71	$0.36 AFN22	-48.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 ZWL147.28	$0.15 AFN9	-67.7%
Average			-54.0%

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pay 63.3% less for groceries

	Harare	Kabul
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 ZWL322.00	$0.21 AFN13	-78.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.77 ZWL1,857.25	$1.93 AFN122	-66.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.10 ZWL1,963.08	$2.94 AFN185	-51.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09 ZWL672.39	$1.43 AFN90	-31.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.97 ZWL956.35	$1.57 AFN99	-47.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.34 ZWL430.38	$0.25 AFN16	-81.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 ZWL239.53	$0.36 AFN23	-51.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 ZWL328.63	$0.33 AFN21	-67.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 ZWL242.73	$0.21 AFN13	-72.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 ZWL229.11	$0.21 AFN14	-69.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.97 ZWL311.47	$0.20 AFN13	-78.9%
Average			-63.3%

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pay 61.2% less for transportation

	Harare	Kabul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.94 ZWL1,912.67	$3.72 AFN234	-37.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$55.00 ZWL17,710.00	$10.34 AFN651	-81.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,000.00 ZWL7M	$8,122.57 AFN512K	-63.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.00 ZWL6,762.00	$7.68 AFN484	-63.4%
Average			-61.2%

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pay 43.0% less for housing

	Harare	Kabul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$93.58 ZWL30,133.83	$93.04 AFN5,862	-0.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$402.94 ZWL130K	$87.13 AFN5,489	-78.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$284.62 ZWL91,646.15	$59.07 AFN3,722	-79.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.88 ZWL14,774.12	$39.53 AFN2,490	-13.9%
Average			-43.0%

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pay 87.9% less for childcare

	Harare	Kabul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$255.56 ZWL82,288.89	$18.90 AFN1,191	-92.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,812.50 ZWL3M	$1,476.83 AFN93,040	-83.2%
Average			-87.9%

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pay 9.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Harare	Kabul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 ZWL483.00	$2.36 AFN149	+57.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.91 ZWL937.59	$1.06 AFN67	-63.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.20 ZWL386.40	$2.66 AFN167	+121.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.38 ZWL17,833.85	$9.16 AFN577	-83.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	$2.22 AFN140	-77.8%
Average			-9.2%

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pay 23.2% less for clothing

	Harare	Kabul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.92 ZWL6,091.17	$9.60 AFN605	-49.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.50 ZWL6,923.00	$17.72 AFN1,116	-17.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$33.85 ZWL10,898.46	$33.97 AFN2,140	+0.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$38.85 ZWL12,508.46	$28.68 AFN1,807	-26.2%
Average			-23.2%

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