Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 2.7 times more expensive than Kabul.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Kabul, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Kabul
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.74
AFN126
|
$7.00
ARS6,147.70
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.49
AFN252
|
$5.00
ARS4,391.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
AFN22
|
$1.03
ARS903.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
AFN12
|
$0.90
ARS788.01
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Kabul
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
$1.34
ARS1,178.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
AFN123
|
$3.51
ARS3,086.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
AFN172
|
$3.15
ARS2,769.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
$1.46
ARS1,280.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.13
AFN82
|
$1.76
ARS1,549.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
AFN22
|
$0.66
ARS579.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
AFN30
|
$0.57
ARS497.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
AFN41
|
$0.31
ARS272.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
AFN14
|
$0.67
ARS590.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$0.30
ARS261.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
AFN8
|
$0.33
ARS293.67
|
|
pay 53.1% more for transportation
Kabul
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AFN246
|
$3.52
ARS3,088.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.46
AFN755
|
$6.80
ARS5,972.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,973.68
AFN503,146
|
$25,000.00
ARS21,956,057.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.81
AFN419
|
$5.00
ARS4,391.21
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Kabul
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$610.20
AFN44,025
|
$23.47
ARS20,614.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$97.47
AFN7,033
|
$313.32
ARS275,171.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$68.91
AFN4,972
|
$225.62
ARS198,144.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.69
AFN1,709
|
$36.96
ARS32,458.79
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
Kabul
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.03
AFN2,166
|
$187.40
ARS164,582.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,534.21
AFN110,692
|
$5,653.81
ARS4,965,413.86
|
|
pay 40.9% more for entertainment and sports
Kabul
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
AFN168
|
$2.00
ARS1,756.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.16
AFN84
|
$1.72
ARS1,508.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
AFN138
|
$2.00
ARS1,756.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.59
AFN908
|
$22.07
ARS19,383.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.62
AFN189
|
$5.00
ARS4,391.21
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for clothing
Kabul
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.66
AFN1,202
|
$67.11
ARS58,935.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.85
AFN1,143
|
$57.53
ARS50,528.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.38
AFN2,264
|
$107.00
ARS93,974.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.90
AFN2,446
|
$98.70
ARS86,684.04
|
|
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