Cost of living comparison
Basseterre is 3.9 times more expensive than Kabul.
If you lived in Basseterre instead of Kabul, you would:
pay 5.8 times more for restaurants
Kabul
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.74
AFN126
|
$12.95
EC$35.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.49
AFN252
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
AFN22
|
$1.86
EC$5.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
AFN12
|
$0.95
EC$2.57
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for groceries
Kabul
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
AFN123
|
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
AFN172
|
$13.66
EC$36.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
$5.33
EC$14.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.13
AFN82
|
$4.74
EC$12.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
AFN22
|
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
AFN30
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
AFN41
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
AFN14
|
$1.63
EC$4.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
AFN8
|
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Kabul
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AFN246
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.46
AFN755
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,973.68
AFN503,146
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.81
AFN419
|
?? | |
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Kabul
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$610.20
AFN44,025
|
$53.65
EC$145.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$97.47
AFN7,033
|
$610.53
EC$1,650.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$68.91
AFN4,972
|
$370.02
EC$1,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.69
AFN1,709
|
$84.89
EC$229.41
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Kabul
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.03
AFN2,166
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,534.21
AFN110,692
|
?? |
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Kabul
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
AFN168
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.16
AFN84
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
AFN138
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.59
AFN908
|
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.62
AFN189
|
?? | |
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Kabul
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.66
AFN1,202
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.85
AFN1,143
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.38
AFN2,264
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.90
AFN2,446
|
?? | |
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