Cost of living comparison
Kathmandu is 73.9% more expensive than Kabul.
If you lived in Kathmandu instead of Kabul, you would:
pay 12.4% more for restaurants
Kabul
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
AFN150
|
$1.87
NPR249.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
AFN375
|
$6.74
NPR899.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
AFN27
|
$0.50
NPR67.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
AFN13
|
$0.18
NPR24.07
|
|
pay 82.4% more for groceries
Kabul
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.25
AFN18
|
$0.56
NPR75.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.87
AFN135
|
$4.47
NPR597.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.88
AFN208
|
$3.24
NPR431.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.41
AFN102
|
$1.56
NPR208.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
AFN108
|
$1.43
NPR191.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN18
|
$1.13
NPR151.49
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
AFN26
|
$0.47
NPR63.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
AFN27
|
$0.57
NPR75.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
AFN17
|
$0.33
NPR43.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$0.22
NPR29.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$0.28
NPR37.51
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Kabul
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
AFN270
|
$4.97
NPR663.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.46
AFN611
|
$8.98
NPR1,198.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,706.07
AFN483,725
|
$33,681.15
NPR4,495,856.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.77
AFN705
|
$11.23
NPR1,498.62
|
|
pay 17.8% less for housing
Kabul
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.31
AFN8,895
|
$10.72
NPR1,431.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$136.58
AFN9,852
|
$205.38
NPR27,414.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$93.52
AFN6,746
|
$120.20
NPR16,045.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.52
AFN5,159
|
$29.53
NPR3,942.25
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Kabul
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.45
AFN1,619
|
$92.91
NPR12,402.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,385.55
AFN99,943
|
$3,100.81
NPR413,905.00
|
|
pay 49.0% more for entertainment and sports
Kabul
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.85
AFN350
|
$2.62
NPR349.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.32
AFN95
|
$1.66
NPR221.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
AFN180
|
$2.99
NPR399.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$8.66
AFN625
|
$24.50
NPR3,269.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.08
AFN150
|
$3.37
NPR449.59
|
|
pay 58.4% more for clothing
Kabul
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.74
AFN775
|
$25.39
NPR3,388.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.14
AFN1,669
|
$35.76
NPR4,773.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.88
AFN3,165
|
$52.04
NPR6,945.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.87
AFN2,299
|
$39.52
NPR5,275.91
|
|
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