Cost of living comparison
Rome is 5.8 times more expensive than Kabul.
If you lived in Rome instead of Kabul, you would:
pay 7.2 times more for restaurants
|
Kabul
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.74
AFN137
|
$19.79
€18.56
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.49
AFN274
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
AFN24
|
$2.26
€2.11
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
AFN13
|
$1.21
€1.13
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for groceries
|
Kabul
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
AFN22
|
$1.78
€1.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
AFN134
|
$8.48
€7.96
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
AFN187
|
$6.93
€6.50
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.22
AFN96
|
$3.56
€3.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.13
AFN89
|
$4.84
€4.54
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
AFN24
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
AFN33
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
AFN45
|
$1.11
€1.04
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
AFN15
|
$1.32
€1.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN11
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
AFN9
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
|
Kabul
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AFN268
|
$7.67
€7.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.46
AFN822
|
$38.48
€36.09
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,973.68
AFN548,042
|
$27,486.24
€25,775.22
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.81
AFN457
|
$15.39
€14.43
|
|
pay 7.7 times more for housing
|
Kabul
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$610.20
AFN47,954
|
$30.43
€28.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$97.47
AFN7,660
|
$1,171.91
€1,098.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$68.91
AFN5,415
|
$773.95
€725.78
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.69
AFN1,861
|
$173.31
€162.52
|
|
pay 11.7 times more for childcare
|
Kabul
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.03
AFN2,360
|
$531.12
€498.06
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,534.21
AFN120,569
|
$8,734.44
€8,190.72
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Kabul
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
AFN183
|
$5.50
€5.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.16
AFN91
|
$1.67
€1.57
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
AFN151
|
$6.60
€6.19
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.59
AFN990
|
$56.27
€52.77
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.62
AFN206
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for clothing
|
Kabul
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.66
AFN1,309
|
$85.59
€80.27
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.85
AFN1,245
|
$36.33
€34.07
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.38
AFN2,466
|
$97.35
€91.29
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.90
AFN2,664
|
$123.90
€116.19
|
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