Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 55.7% more expensive than Kabul.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Kabul, you would:
pay 19.5% more for restaurants
Kabul
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.74
AFN126
|
$3.25
E£157.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.49
AFN251
|
$4.23
E£204.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
AFN22
|
$0.25
E£12.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
AFN12
|
$0.15
E£7.07
|
|
pay 22.5% more for groceries
Kabul
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
$0.59
E£28.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
AFN123
|
$1.73
E£83.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
AFN171
|
$3.44
E£165.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
$1.46
E£70.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.13
AFN82
|
$2.41
E£116.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
AFN22
|
$0.53
E£25.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
AFN30
|
$0.24
E£11.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
AFN41
|
$0.16
E£7.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
AFN14
|
$0.14
E£6.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$0.15
E£7.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
AFN8
|
$0.14
E£6.87
|
|
pay 37.5% more for transportation
Kabul
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AFN246
|
$1.24
E£59.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.46
AFN753
|
$11.39
E£549.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,973.68
AFN502,105
|
$26,600.33
E£1,283,935.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.81
AFN418
|
$1.37
E£65.96
|
|
pay 1.3% more for housing
Kabul
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$610.20
AFN43,934
|
$14.42
E£696.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$97.47
AFN7,018
|
$173.02
E£8,351.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$68.91
AFN4,961
|
$100.76
E£4,863.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.69
AFN1,705
|
$18.76
E£905.50
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Kabul
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.03
AFN2,162
|
$113.41
E£5,474.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,534.21
AFN110,463
|
$2,460.81
E£118,777.71
|
|
pay 23.6% more for entertainment and sports
Kabul
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
AFN167
|
$1.63
E£78.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.16
AFN84
|
$1.71
E£82.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
AFN138
|
$1.79
E£86.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.59
AFN907
|
$19.91
E£961.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.62
AFN188
|
$3.90
E£188.47
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Kabul
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.66
AFN1,199
|
$38.38
E£1,852.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.85
AFN1,141
|
$36.15
E£1,745.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.38
AFN2,259
|
$88.16
E£4,255.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.90
AFN2,441
|
$42.66
E£2,059.33
|
|
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