Cost of living comparison
Addis Ababa is 4.3 times more expensive than Kabul.
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Kabul, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Kabul
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.74
AFN126
|
$7.66
ETB438.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.49
AFN252
|
$5.60
ETB320.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
AFN22
|
$0.64
ETB36.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
AFN12
|
$0.39
ETB22.58
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Kabul
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
$0.59
ETB33.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
AFN123
|
$4.28
ETB244.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
AFN172
|
$3.85
ETB220.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
$2.23
ETB127.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.13
AFN82
|
$3.58
ETB204.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
AFN22
|
$1.87
ETB107.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
AFN30
|
$0.42
ETB24.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
AFN41
|
$0.88
ETB50.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
AFN14
|
$0.31
ETB17.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$0.19
ETB11.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
AFN8
|
$0.28
ETB15.89
|
|
pay 60.2% more for transportation
Kabul
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AFN246
|
$3.15
ETB180.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.46
AFN755
|
$11.00
ETB629.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,973.68
AFN503,146
|
$26,000.00
ETB1,488,316.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.81
AFN419
|
$4.10
ETB234.70
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Kabul
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$610.20
AFN44,025
|
$202.38
ETB11,584.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$97.47
AFN7,033
|
$496.62
ETB28,427.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$68.91
AFN4,972
|
$259.10
ETB14,831.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.69
AFN1,709
|
$101.32
ETB5,800.06
|
|
pay 16.2 times more for childcare
Kabul
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.03
AFN2,166
|
$74.57
ETB4,268.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,534.21
AFN110,692
|
$46,000.00
ETB2,633,176.02
|
|
pay 97.6% more for entertainment and sports
Kabul
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
AFN168
|
$0.75
ETB42.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.16
AFN84
|
$0.73
ETB41.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
AFN138
|
$4.00
ETB228.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.59
AFN908
|
$66.88
ETB3,828.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.62
AFN189
|
$4.00
ETB228.97
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Kabul
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.66
AFN1,202
|
$26.92
ETB1,540.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.85
AFN1,143
|
$53.82
ETB3,081.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.38
AFN2,264
|
$64.59
ETB3,697.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.90
AFN2,446
|
$78.66
ETB4,502.54
|
|
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