Cost of living comparison
Dhaka is 39.2% more expensive than Kabul.
If you lived in Dhaka instead of Kabul, you would:
pay 9.3% less for restaurants
Kabul
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
AFN149
|
$2.14
BDT250.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
AFN371
|
$4.91
BDT575.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
AFN27
|
$0.29
BDT34.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
AFN13
|
$0.16
BDT19.02
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Kabul
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.25
AFN18
|
$0.66
BDT77.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.87
AFN134
|
$4.29
BDT501.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.88
AFN206
|
$3.07
BDT359.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.41
AFN101
|
$1.28
BDT150.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
AFN107
|
$1.48
BDT173.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN18
|
$1.18
BDT138.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
AFN26
|
$0.48
BDT56.11
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
AFN27
|
$1.07
BDT125.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
AFN17
|
$0.34
BDT39.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$0.19
BDT22.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$0.36
BDT42.29
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Kabul
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
AFN268
|
$4.17
BDT488.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.46
AFN605
|
$18.58
BDT2,175.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,706.07
AFN479,343
|
$29,917.21
BDT3,503,047.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.77
AFN698
|
$4.70
BDT550.48
|
|
pay 50.7% less for housing
Kabul
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.31
AFN8,814
|
$13.56
BDT1,588.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$136.58
AFN9,762
|
$117.32
BDT13,737.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$93.52
AFN6,685
|
$64.40
BDT7,541.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.52
AFN5,112
|
$22.47
BDT2,631.35
|
|
pay 66.4% more for childcare
Kabul
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.45
AFN1,604
|
$52.47
BDT6,143.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,385.55
AFN99,038
|
$1,373.34
BDT160,806.56
|
|
pay 54.4% more for entertainment and sports
Kabul
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.85
AFN347
|
$4.27
BDT500.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.32
AFN94
|
$2.20
BDT257.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
AFN178
|
$2.74
BDT320.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$8.66
AFN619
|
$17.49
BDT2,048.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.08
AFN149
|
$4.27
BDT500.44
|
|
pay 6.7% more for clothing
Kabul
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.74
AFN768
|
$15.83
BDT1,853.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.14
AFN1,654
|
$17.43
BDT2,041.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.88
AFN3,136
|
$40.53
BDT4,745.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.87
AFN2,278
|
$35.58
BDT4,166.12
|
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