Cost of living comparison

Afghanistan

compared to

Chile

Santiago vs. Kabul Cost of Living Summary

Santiago is 2.9 times more expensive than Kabul.

Restaurants: pay 3.1 times more in Santiago
Groceries: pay 2.5 times more in Santiago
Transportation: pay 69.6% more in Santiago
Housing: pay 3.3 times more in Santiago
Childcare: pay 15.0 times more in Santiago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.7 times more in Santiago
Clothing: pay 2.4 times more in Santiago

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

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Santiago vs. Kabul Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.1 times more for restaurants

	Kabul	Santiago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.77 AFN180	$10.23 CLF0.2600	+269.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.62 AFN300	$8.70 CLF0.2200	+88.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 AFN31	$1.71 CLF0.0400	+259.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.15 AFN10	$1.25 CLF0.0300	+710.9%
Average			+214.9%

Kabul vs. Santiago - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Kabul	Santiago
Bread 1 loaf	$0.24 AFN16	$1.81 CLF0.0500	+655.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.19 AFN142	$5.64 CLF0.1400	+157.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.21 AFN208	$4.81 CLF0.1200	+50.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.55 AFN101	$4.18 CLF0.1000	+169.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.81 AFN118	$3.11 CLF0.0800	+71.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.32 AFN21	$0.90 CLF0.0200	+182.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.40 AFN26	$0.70 CLF0.0200	+76.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.42 AFN27	$0.74 CLF0.0200	+76.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 AFN16	$0.78 CLF0.0200	+228.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 AFN18	$0.49 CLF0.0100	+76.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.22 AFN15	$0.68 CLF0.0200	+203.1%
Average			+146.9%

Kabul vs. Santiago - Cost of groceries

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pay 69.6% more for transportation

	Kabul	Santiago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.19 AFN272	$5.77 CLF0.1400	+37.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.77 AFN1,350	$40.93 CLF1.0200	+97.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,461.54 AFN550K	$17,743.12 CLF443.5100	+109.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.77 AFN375	$7.37 CLF0.1800	+27.7%
Average			+69.6%

Kabul vs. Santiago - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.3 times more for housing

	Kabul	Santiago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$96.92 AFN6,300	$19.07 CLF0.4800	-80.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$123.08 AFN8,000	$552.81 CLF13.8200	+349.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$108.80 AFN7,072	$376.90 CLF9.4200	+246.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$32.46 AFN2,110	$113.86 CLF2.8500	+250.8%
Average			+233.6%

Kabul vs. Santiago - Cost of housing

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pay 15.0 times more for childcare

	Kabul	Santiago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$20.26 AFN1,317	$432.52 CLF10.8100	+2035.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,046.15 AFN68,000	$10,959.69 CLF273.9500	+947.6%
Average			+1395.6%

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pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Kabul	Santiago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.31 AFN150	$4.09 CLF0.1000	+77.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.10 AFN71	$3.25 CLF0.0800	+195.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.38 AFN155	$5.22 CLF0.1300	+118.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$11.08 AFN720	$33.92 CLF0.8500	+206.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.31 AFN150	$7.52 CLF0.1900	+225.9%
Average			+167.7%

Kabul vs. Santiago - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.4 times more for clothing

	Kabul	Santiago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.64 AFN692	$50.25 CLF1.2600	+372.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.00 AFN1,040	$28.71 CLF0.7200	+79.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$57.69 AFN3,750	$66.29 CLF1.6600	+14.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$25.08 AFN1,630	$80.84 CLF2.0200	+222.4%
Average			+136.7%

Kabul vs. Santiago - Cost of clothing

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