Cost of living comparison
Prague is 6.4 times more expensive than Kabul.
If you lived in Prague instead of Kabul, you would:
pay 5.6 times more for restaurants
Kabul
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.74
AFN126
|
$10.29
CZK238.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.49
AFN252
|
$8.89
CZK205.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
AFN22
|
$1.76
CZK40.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
AFN12
|
$1.38
CZK31.91
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for groceries
Kabul
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
$1.71
CZK39.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
AFN123
|
$6.50
CZK150.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
AFN172
|
$4.62
CZK106.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
$3.46
CZK80.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.13
AFN82
|
$4.31
CZK99.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
AFN22
|
$0.86
CZK19.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
AFN30
|
$0.81
CZK18.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
AFN41
|
$0.98
CZK22.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
AFN14
|
$1.62
CZK37.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$0.49
CZK11.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
AFN8
|
$0.50
CZK11.46
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Kabul
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AFN246
|
$7.00
CZK161.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.46
AFN755
|
$25.72
CZK595.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,973.68
AFN503,028
|
$28,062.17
CZK649,114.40
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.81
AFN419
|
$12.58
CZK291.02
|
|
pay 8.3 times more for housing
Kabul
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$610.20
AFN44,015
|
$26.19
CZK605.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$97.47
AFN7,031
|
$1,062.03
CZK24,566.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$68.91
AFN4,970
|
$794.21
CZK18,371.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.69
AFN1,709
|
$251.13
CZK5,808.87
|
|
pay 17.8 times more for childcare
Kabul
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.03
AFN2,166
|
$808.25
CZK18,695.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,534.21
AFN110,666
|
$13,299.60
CZK307,636.95
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Kabul
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
AFN168
|
$2.34
CZK54.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.16
AFN84
|
$3.21
CZK74.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
AFN138
|
$6.73
CZK155.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.59
AFN908
|
$60.27
CZK1,394.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.62
AFN189
|
$11.18
CZK258.56
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for clothing
Kabul
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.66
AFN1,202
|
$93.07
CZK2,152.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.85
AFN1,143
|
$42.28
CZK977.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.38
AFN2,264
|
$96.72
CZK2,237.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.90
AFN2,445
|
$114.16
CZK2,640.72
|
|
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