Cost of living comparison
Lisbon is 6.1 times more expensive than Kabul.
If you lived in Lisbon instead of Kabul, you would:
pay 5.4 times more for restaurants
Kabul
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
AFN149
|
$15.16
€13.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
AFN371
|
$9.64
€8.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
AFN27
|
$1.95
€1.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
AFN13
|
$1.36
€1.25
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for groceries
Kabul
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.25
AFN18
|
$1.56
€1.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.87
AFN134
|
$5.57
€5.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.88
AFN206
|
$3.94
€3.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.41
AFN101
|
$3.05
€2.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
AFN107
|
$3.49
€3.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN18
|
$1.06
€0.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
AFN26
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
AFN27
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
AFN17
|
$1.12
€1.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$0.90
€0.83
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Kabul
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
AFN268
|
$7.52
€6.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.46
AFN605
|
$43.32
€39.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,706.07
AFN479,343
|
$32,489.61
€29,862.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.77
AFN698
|
$9.96
€9.16
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for housing
Kabul
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.31
AFN8,814
|
$41.79
€38.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$136.58
AFN9,762
|
$1,447.59
€1,330.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$93.52
AFN6,685
|
$1,009.53
€927.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.52
AFN5,112
|
$109.60
€100.73
|
|
pay 18.2 times more for childcare
Kabul
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.45
AFN1,604
|
$582.39
€535.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,385.55
AFN99,038
|
$14,607.20
€13,426.21
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Kabul
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.85
AFN347
|
$3.25
€2.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.32
AFN94
|
$2.49
€2.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
AFN178
|
$5.96
€5.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$8.66
AFN619
|
$43.88
€40.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.08
AFN149
|
$8.66
€7.96
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for clothing
Kabul
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.74
AFN768
|
$85.44
€78.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.14
AFN1,654
|
$37.61
€34.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.88
AFN3,136
|
$88.28
€81.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.87
AFN2,278
|
$107.56
€98.87
|
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