Cost of living comparison
Praia is 2.5 times more expensive than Kabul.
If you lived in Praia instead of Kabul, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
Kabul
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.74
AFN126
|
$4.67
CVE484.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.49
AFN252
|
$5.91
CVE612.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
AFN22
|
$1.41
CVE146.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
AFN12
|
$0.96
CVE98.97
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
Kabul
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
$1.19
CVE122.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
AFN123
|
$3.22
CVE333.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
AFN172
|
$3.53
CVE365.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
$2.47
CVE255.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.13
AFN82
|
$1.98
CVE204.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
AFN22
|
$1.23
CVE127.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
AFN30
|
$0.89
CVE92.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
AFN41
|
$0.89
CVE92.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
AFN14
|
$0.94
CVE97.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$0.60
CVE62.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
AFN8
|
$0.65
CVE67.16
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Kabul
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AFN246
|
$6.38
CVE661.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.46
AFN755
|
$20.69
CVE2,144.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,973.68
AFN503,146
|
$26,607.54
CVE2,757,206.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.81
AFN419
|
$13.30
CVE1,378.60
|
|
pay 85.5% more for housing
Kabul
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$610.20
AFN44,025
|
$60.11
CVE6,229.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$97.47
AFN7,033
|
$246.37
CVE25,529.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$68.91
AFN4,972
|
$148.36
CVE15,374.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.69
AFN1,709
|
$62.56
CVE6,482.78
|
|
pay 62.0% more for childcare
Kabul
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.03
AFN2,166
|
$76.40
CVE7,917.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,534.21
AFN110,692
|
$1,064.30
CVE110,288.25
|
|
pay 81.0% more for entertainment and sports
Kabul
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
AFN168
|
$2.27
CVE235.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.16
AFN84
|
$1.49
CVE154.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
AFN138
|
$4.43
CVE459.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.59
AFN908
|
$27.92
CVE2,893.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.62
AFN189
|
$5.91
CVE612.71
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Kabul
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.66
AFN1,202
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.85
AFN1,143
|
$29.56
CVE3,063.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.38
AFN2,264
|
$78.84
CVE8,169.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.90
AFN2,446
|
$118.26
CVE12,254.25
|
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