Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 4.0 times more expensive than Kabul.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Kabul, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Kabul
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
AFN149
|
$8.00
LBP712,669
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
AFN371
|
$7.00
LBP623,586
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
AFN27
|
$1.51
LBP134,840
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
AFN13
|
$0.98
LBP87,104
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Kabul
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.25
AFN18
|
$0.78
LBP69,720
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.87
AFN134
|
$5.14
LBP457,622
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.88
AFN206
|
$6.42
LBP571,974
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.41
AFN101
|
$2.17
LBP192,924
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
AFN107
|
$3.32
LBP295,347
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN18
|
$0.61
LBP54,045
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
AFN26
|
$0.57
LBP50,791
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
AFN27
|
$0.37
LBP33,312
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
AFN17
|
$0.44
LBP39,258
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$0.33
LBP29,228
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$0.40
LBP35,862
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
Kabul
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
AFN268
|
$3.53
LBP314,737
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.46
AFN605
|
$65.22
LBP5,809,804
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,706.07
AFN479,343
|
$25,000.00
LBP2,227,091,542
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.77
AFN698
|
$13.50
LBP1,202,629
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Kabul
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.31
AFN8,814
|
$50.62
LBP4,509,860
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$136.58
AFN9,762
|
$771.88
LBP68,761,451
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$93.52
AFN6,685
|
$369.23
LBP32,892,429
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.52
AFN5,112
|
$189.49
LBP16,880,044
|
|
pay 8.7 times more for childcare
Kabul
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.45
AFN1,604
|
$325.00
LBP28,952,190
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,385.55
AFN99,038
|
$4,150.00
LBP369,697,196
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Kabul
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.85
AFN347
|
$3.00
LBP267,251
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.32
AFN94
|
$2.48
LBP221,137
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
AFN178
|
$2.29
LBP204,002
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$8.66
AFN619
|
$60.83
LBP5,419,256
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.08
AFN149
|
$7.00
LBP623,586
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for clothing
Kabul
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.74
AFN768
|
$83.69
LBP7,455,189
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.14
AFN1,654
|
$54.29
LBP4,835,970
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.88
AFN3,136
|
$107.86
LBP9,608,309
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.87
AFN2,278
|
$117.86
LBP10,499,146
|
|
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