Cost of living comparison
Caracas is 3.0 times more expensive than Kabul.
If you lived in Caracas instead of Kabul, you would:
pay 4.5 times more for restaurants
Kabul
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.74
AFN124
|
$10.00
Bs99.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.49
AFN247
|
$10.00
Bs99.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
AFN22
|
$1.26
Bs12.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
AFN12
|
$0.87
Bs8.65
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for groceries
Kabul
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
$2.23
Bs22.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
AFN121
|
$2.86
Bs28.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
AFN169
|
$7.06
Bs70.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.22
AFN86
|
$2.29
Bs22.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.13
AFN80
|
$2.66
Bs26.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
AFN22
|
$1.87
Bs18.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
AFN30
|
$0.50
Bs4.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
AFN41
|
$0.73
Bs7.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
AFN14
|
$0.68
Bs6.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$0.73
Bs7.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
AFN8
|
$0.74
Bs7.40
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Kabul
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AFN242
|
$1.89
Bs18.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.46
AFN742
|
$30.00
Bs299.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,973.68
AFN494,952
|
$32,000.00
Bs319,184.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.81
AFN412
|
$17.00
Bs169.57
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Kabul
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$610.20
AFN43,308
|
$42.00
Bs418.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$97.47
AFN6,918
|
$360.00
Bs3,590.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$68.91
AFN4,891
|
$345.00
Bs3,441.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.69
AFN1,681
|
$10.46
Bs104.34
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Kabul
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.03
AFN2,131
|
$73.54
Bs733.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,534.21
AFN108,889
|
$5,633.33
Bs56,189.69
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Kabul
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
AFN165
|
$1.50
Bs14.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.16
AFN82
|
$1.79
Bs17.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
AFN136
|
$3.50
Bs34.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.59
AFN894
|
$51.31
Bs511.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.62
AFN186
|
$6.00
Bs59.85
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Kabul
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.66
AFN1,182
|
$42.19
Bs420.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.85
AFN1,125
|
$38.00
Bs379.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.38
AFN2,227
|
$75.77
Bs755.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.90
AFN2,406
|
$65.25
Bs650.84
|
|
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