Cost of living comparison
Italy is 5.1 times more expensive than Kabul.
If you lived in Italy instead of Kabul, you would:
pay 6.6 times more for restaurants
Kabul
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.74
AFN124
|
$15.74
€14.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.49
AFN247
|
$9.09
€8.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
AFN22
|
$2.45
€2.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
AFN12
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for groceries
Kabul
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
$1.86
€1.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
AFN121
|
$7.20
€6.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
AFN169
|
$4.88
€4.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.22
AFN86
|
$3.14
€2.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.13
AFN80
|
$4.47
€4.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
AFN22
|
$0.96
€0.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
AFN30
|
$0.84
€0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
AFN41
|
$0.94
€0.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
AFN14
|
$1.20
€1.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
AFN8
|
$0.71
€0.65
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Kabul
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AFN242
|
$8.02
€7.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.46
AFN742
|
$38.40
€35.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,973.68
AFN494,952
|
$25,887.08
€23,840.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.81
AFN412
|
$18.65
€17.17
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for housing
Kabul
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$610.20
AFN43,308
|
$30.75
€28.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$97.47
AFN6,918
|
$608.10
€560.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$68.91
AFN4,891
|
$488.80
€450.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.69
AFN1,681
|
$151.72
€139.73
|
|
pay 10.8 times more for childcare
Kabul
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.03
AFN2,131
|
$459.30
€422.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,534.21
AFN108,889
|
$9,604.44
€8,845.21
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Kabul
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
AFN165
|
$4.83
€4.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.16
AFN82
|
$1.60
€1.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
AFN136
|
$6.30
€5.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.59
AFN894
|
$51.79
€47.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.62
AFN186
|
$9.32
€8.58
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for clothing
Kabul
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.66
AFN1,182
|
$80.37
€74.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.85
AFN1,125
|
$36.54
€33.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.38
AFN2,227
|
$89.56
€82.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.90
AFN2,406
|
$114.84
€105.76
|
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