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Nairobi vs. Kabul Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 2.7 times more expensive than Kabul.

Restaurants: pay 81.3% more in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 65.2% more in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 6.3 times more in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 97.9% more in Nairobi

The cost of childcare, groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, clothing, and restaurants in Nairobi are more expensive than in Kabul. Notably, childcare, groceries, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Nairobi.

Nairobi vs. Kabul Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nairobi instead of Kabul, you would:

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pay 81.3% more for restaurants

	Kabul	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.63 AFN188	$3.85 KES498.74	+46.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.31 AFN522	$6.17 KES797.98	-15.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 AFN27	$0.66 KES85.77	+76.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.17 AFN12	$0.53 KES68.92	+218.5%
Average			+81.3%

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Kabul	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.25 AFN18	$0.56 KES72.23	+124.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.96 AFN140	$5.59 KES723.49	+184.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.05 AFN217	$3.35 KES433.79	+10.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.48 AFN106	$1.70 KES220.38	+15.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.54 AFN110	$2.71 KES350.70	+75.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.25 AFN18	$1.26 KES163.56	+407.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.36 AFN26	$0.50 KES64.67	+36.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.37 AFN27	$0.87 KES113.09	+135.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 AFN16	$0.46 KES59.16	+101.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.15 AFN11	$0.48 KES62.45	+223.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.15 AFN11	$0.56 KES72.00	+267.2%
Average			+143.8%

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Kabul	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.96 AFN283	$6.17 KES799.16	+56.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.93 AFN638	$30.83 KES3,989.92	+245.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,079.28 AFN505,589	$19,266.80 KES2,493,702.01	+172.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.07 AFN648	$13.87 KES1,795.47	+53.0%
Average			+131.6%

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pay 65.2% more for housing

	Kabul	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$130.18 AFN9,297	$39.39 KES5,098.60	-69.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$103.61 AFN7,399	$428.53 KES55,464.39	+313.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$89.85 AFN6,417	$166.44 KES21,541.75	+85.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$70.84 AFN5,059	$22.39 KES2,898.26	-68.4%
Average			+65.2%

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pay 6.3 times more for childcare

	Kabul	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$23.40 AFN1,671	$166.67 KES21,572.71	+612.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,462.66 AFN104,461	$8,008.06 KES1,036,482.78	+447.5%
Average			+529.9%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Kabul	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.93 AFN209	$2.31 KES299.24	-21.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.27 AFN91	$2.24 KES290.04	+76.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.63 AFN188	$3.08 KES398.99	+17.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$8.78 AFN627	$44.12 KES5,710.07	+402.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.19 AFN157	$6.17 KES797.98	+181.0%
Average			+131.3%

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pay 97.9% more for clothing

	Kabul	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.97 AFN783	$16.84 KES2,179.97	+53.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.03 AFN1,145	$22.95 KES2,970.28	+43.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$23.77 AFN1,697	$61.84 KES8,003.60	+160.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$22.38 AFN1,598	$52.50 KES6,795.30	+134.6%
Average			+97.9%

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