Cost of living comparison
Kabul is 58.3% cheaper than Honiara.
If you lived in Kabul instead of Honiara, you would:
pay 79.5% less for restaurants
Honiara
|
Kabul
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.43
SBD46.00
|
$1.74
AFN126
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.07
SBD127.79
|
$3.49
AFN253
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
SBD20.45
|
$0.31
AFN22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
SBD10.22
|
$0.17
AFN12
|
|
pay 76.8% less for groceries
Honiara
|
Kabul
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
SBD12.14
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.62
SBD73.10
|
$1.71
AFN124
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.04
SBD85.14
|
$2.38
AFN173
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
SBD39.87
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
SBD36.17
|
$1.13
AFN82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
SBD16.85
|
$0.30
AFN22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
SBD4.64
|
$0.42
AFN31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.73
SBD23.19
|
$0.57
AFN41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
SBD15.33
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
SBD17.16
|
$0.14
AFN10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.34
SBD11.36
|
$0.12
AFN8
|
|
pay 25.6% less for transportation
Honiara
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
SBD38.91
|
$3.41
AFN247
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.46
AFN758
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$6,973.68
AFN505,512
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.81
AFN421
|
|
pay 90.9% less for housing
Honiara
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$482,280.24
SBD4,089,242.10
|
$610.20
AFN44,232
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.76
SBD4,941.17
|
$97.47
AFN7,066
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$663.14
SBD5,622.71
|
$68.91
AFN4,995
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$23.69
AFN1,717
|
|
pay 66.3% less for childcare
Honiara
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.57
SBD1,022.31
|
$30.03
AFN2,177
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,617.10
SBD30,669.32
|
$1,534.21
AFN111,213
|
|
pay 57.4% less for entertainment and sports
Honiara
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.52
SBD38.34
|
$2.32
AFN168
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
SBD34.08
|
$1.16
AFN84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
SBD32.71
|
$1.92
AFN139
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.29
SBD511.16
|
$12.59
AFN913
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.22
SBD35.78
|
$2.62
AFN190
|
|
pay 11.6% less for clothing
Honiara
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.10
SBD178.90
|
$16.66
AFN1,208
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$7.23
SBD61.34
|
$15.85
AFN1,149
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.54
SBD971.19
|
$31.38
AFN2,275
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.57
SBD1,022.31
|
$33.90
AFN2,457
|
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