Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 2.4 times more expensive than Kabul.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Kabul, you would:
pay 66.3% more for restaurants
Kabul
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
AFN150
|
$3.75
MAD37.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
AFN375
|
$6.00
MAD60.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
AFN27
|
$0.63
MAD6.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
AFN13
|
$0.37
MAD3.75
|
|
pay 72.7% more for groceries
Kabul
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.25
AFN18
|
$0.51
MAD5.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.87
AFN135
|
$4.75
MAD47.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.88
AFN208
|
$3.06
MAD30.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.41
AFN102
|
$1.79
MAD17.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
AFN108
|
$2.66
MAD26.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN18
|
$0.65
MAD6.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
AFN26
|
$0.56
MAD5.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
AFN27
|
$0.30
MAD2.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
AFN17
|
$0.35
MAD3.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$0.28
MAD2.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$0.27
MAD2.74
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Kabul
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
AFN270
|
$5.81
MAD58.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.46
AFN611
|
$24.99
MAD250.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,706.07
AFN483,725
|
$26,988.52
MAD270,302.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.77
AFN705
|
$8.12
MAD81.30
|
|
pay 64.8% more for housing
Kabul
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.31
AFN8,895
|
$40.82
MAD408.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$136.58
AFN9,852
|
$412.37
MAD4,130.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$93.52
AFN6,746
|
$261.16
MAD2,615.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.52
AFN5,159
|
$32.04
MAD320.90
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
Kabul
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.45
AFN1,619
|
$135.41
MAD1,356.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,385.55
AFN99,943
|
$3,362.57
MAD33,677.75
|
|
pay 97.2% more for entertainment and sports
Kabul
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.85
AFN350
|
$4.00
MAD40.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.32
AFN95
|
$1.74
MAD17.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
AFN180
|
$3.90
MAD39.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$8.66
AFN625
|
$26.24
MAD262.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.08
AFN150
|
$6.50
MAD65.07
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for clothing
Kabul
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.74
AFN775
|
$64.15
MAD642.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.14
AFN1,669
|
$46.23
MAD463.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.88
AFN3,165
|
$93.91
MAD940.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.87
AFN2,299
|
$100.55
MAD1,007.03
|
|
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