Cost of living comparison

Afghanistan

compared to

Brazil

Brasilia vs. Kabul Cost of Living Summary

Brasilia is 2.7 times more expensive than Kabul.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Brasilia
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Brasilia
Transportation: pay 71.6% more in Brasilia
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Brasilia
Childcare: pay 25.7 times more in Brasilia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Brasilia
Clothing: pay 3.0 times more in Brasilia

The cost of childcare, clothing, restaurants, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Brasilia are more expensive than in Kabul. Notably, childcare, clothing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Brasilia.

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Brasilia vs. Kabul Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Brasilia instead of Kabul, you would:

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Kabul	Brasilia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.77 AFN180	$8.96 R$45.35	+223.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.62 AFN300	$8.46 R$42.84	+83.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 AFN31	$1.49 R$7.56	+214.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.15 AFN10	$0.95 R$4.81	+517.2%
Average			+182.1%

Kabul vs. Brasilia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Kabul	Brasilia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.24 AFN16	$2.06 R$10.45	+760.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.19 AFN142	$5.88 R$29.77	+168.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.21 AFN208	$4.06 R$20.57	+26.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.55 AFN101	$2.48 R$12.54	+59.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.81 AFN118	$1.83 R$9.24	+0.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.32 AFN21	$1.10 R$5.59	+245.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.40 AFN26	$0.68 R$3.46	+73.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.42 AFN27	$0.60 R$3.05	+43.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 AFN16	$0.75 R$3.82	+216.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 AFN18	$0.55 R$2.76	+95.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.22 AFN15	$0.48 R$2.44	+115.9%
Average			+118.4%

Kabul vs. Brasilia - Cost of groceries

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pay 71.6% more for transportation

	Kabul	Brasilia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.19 AFN272	$4.94 R$25.02	+18.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.77 AFN1,350	$36.03 R$182.43	+73.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,461.54 AFN550K	$23,669.59 R$120K	+179.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.77 AFN375	$8.24 R$41.73	+42.9%
Average			+71.6%

Kabul vs. Brasilia - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Kabul	Brasilia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$96.92 AFN6,300	$22.23 R$112.52	-77.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$123.08 AFN8,000	$503.69 R$2,549.95	+309.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$108.80 AFN7,072	$275.14 R$1,392.90	+152.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$32.46 AFN2,110	$74.47 R$376.99	+129.4%
Average			+168.0%

Kabul vs. Brasilia - Cost of housing

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pay 25.7 times more for childcare

	Kabul	Brasilia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$20.26 AFN1,317	$826.32 R$4,183.22	+3979.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,046.15 AFN68,000	$16,972.69 R$85,924.26	+1522.4%
Average			+2472.6%

Kabul vs. Brasilia - Cost of childcare

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Kabul	Brasilia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.31 AFN150	$2.39 R$12.09	+3.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.10 AFN71	$2.66 R$13.45	+141.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.38 AFN155	$2.48 R$12.58	+4.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$11.08 AFN720	$33.99 R$172.07	+206.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.31 AFN150	$7.96 R$40.32	+245.1%
Average			+117.6%

Kabul vs. Brasilia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 3.0 times more for clothing

	Kabul	Brasilia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.64 AFN692	$56.09 R$283.94	+427.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.00 AFN1,040	$44.24 R$223.96	+176.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$57.69 AFN3,750	$85.37 R$432.17	+48.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$25.08 AFN1,630	$88.39 R$447.47	+252.5%
Average			+195.3%

Kabul vs. Brasilia - Cost of clothing

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