Cost of living comparison
Bern is 13.7 times more expensive than Kabul.
If you lived in Bern instead of Kabul, you would:
pay 15.1 times more for restaurants
Kabul
|
Bern
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.74
AFN126
|
$27.61
CHF25.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.49
AFN252
|
$16.56
CHF15.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
AFN22
|
$4.53
CHF4.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
AFN12
|
$4.17
CHF3.82
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for groceries
Kabul
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
$3.04
CHF2.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
AFN123
|
$13.00
CHF11.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
AFN172
|
$6.74
CHF6.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
$6.23
CHF5.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.13
AFN82
|
$12.94
CHF11.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
AFN22
|
$1.83
CHF1.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
AFN30
|
$1.40
CHF1.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
AFN41
|
$1.66
CHF1.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
AFN14
|
$1.78
CHF1.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$1.06
CHF0.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
AFN8
|
$0.96
CHF0.88
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for transportation
Kabul
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AFN247
|
$8.07
CHF7.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.46
AFN756
|
$87.24
CHF79.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,973.68
AFN504,251
|
$33,128.56
CHF30,308.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.81
AFN420
|
$47.04
CHF43.04
|
|
pay 9.6 times more for housing
Kabul
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$610.20
AFN44,122
|
$53.37
CHF48.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$97.47
AFN7,048
|
$1,345.22
CHF1,230.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$68.91
AFN4,982
|
$1,006.60
CHF920.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.69
AFN1,713
|
$232.88
CHF213.06
|
|
pay 48.7 times more for childcare
Kabul
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.03
AFN2,171
|
$2,355.81
CHF2,155.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,534.21
AFN110,935
|
$28,987.49
CHF26,520.02
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Kabul
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
AFN168
|
$6.90
CHF6.31
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.16
AFN84
|
$5.21
CHF4.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
AFN139
|
$9.94
CHF9.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.59
AFN910
|
$63.38
CHF57.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.62
AFN189
|
$22.09
CHF20.21
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for clothing
Kabul
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.66
AFN1,205
|
$116.44
CHF106.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.85
AFN1,146
|
$49.69
CHF45.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.38
AFN2,269
|
$135.27
CHF123.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.90
AFN2,451
|
$159.33
CHF145.77
|
|
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