Cost of living comparison
London is 15.2 times more expensive than Kabul.
If you lived in London instead of Kabul, you would:
pay 7.2 times more for restaurants
|
Kabul
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.63
AFN178
|
$25.83
£20.27
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.31
AFN494
|
$10.33
£8.11
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
AFN25
|
$2.46
£1.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
AFN11
|
$1.85
£1.45
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for groceries
|
Kabul
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.25
AFN17
|
$2.07
£1.62
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
AFN132
|
$5.65
£4.43
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.05
AFN206
|
$6.31
£4.95
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.48
AFN100
|
$4.45
£3.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
AFN104
|
$4.26
£3.34
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN17
|
$1.56
£1.23
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
AFN25
|
$0.75
£0.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
AFN25
|
$1.44
£1.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
AFN15
|
$1.79
£1.41
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
AFN10
|
$0.69
£0.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
AFN10
|
$0.70
£0.55
|
|
pay 10.0 times more for transportation
|
Kabul
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
AFN267
|
$7.39
£5.80
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.93
AFN603
|
$258.31
£202.67
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,079.28
AFN477,852
|
$36,531.14
£28,663.10
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.07
AFN612
|
$35.26
£27.66
|
|
pay 13.6 times more for housing
|
Kabul
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$130.18
AFN8,787
|
$41.63
£32.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$103.61
AFN6,993
|
$2,834.46
£2,223.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$89.85
AFN6,065
|
$2,063.73
£1,619.25
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.84
AFN4,782
|
$263.90
£207.06
|
|
pay 59.4 times more for childcare
|
Kabul
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$23.40
AFN1,580
|
$2,333.60
£1,830.99
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,462.66
AFN98,730
|
$27,892.30
£21,884.89
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Kabul
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.93
AFN197
|
$8.27
£6.49
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.27
AFN86
|
$4.80
£3.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.63
AFN178
|
$19.76
£15.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$8.78
AFN592
|
$65.66
£51.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.19
AFN148
|
$16.14
£12.67
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for clothing
|
Kabul
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.97
AFN740
|
$96.94
£76.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.03
AFN1,082
|
$50.55
£39.66
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$23.77
AFN1,604
|
$114.87
£90.13
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$22.38
AFN1,511
|
$135.36
£106.21
|
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