Cost of living comparison
St. George's is 4.7 times more expensive than Kabul.
If you lived in St. George's instead of Kabul, you would:
pay 5.0 times more for restaurants
Kabul
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.74
AFN126
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.49
AFN252
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
AFN22
|
$1.73
EC$4.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
AFN12
|
$1.23
EC$3.33
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for groceries
Kabul
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
AFN123
|
$2.65
EC$7.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
AFN172
|
$6.42
EC$17.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.13
AFN82
|
$3.90
EC$10.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
AFN22
|
$2.94
EC$7.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
AFN30
|
$1.11
EC$3.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
AFN41
|
$1.16
EC$3.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
AFN14
|
$1.53
EC$4.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$1.40
EC$3.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
AFN8
|
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
|
pay 10.6 times more for transportation
Kabul
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AFN246
|
$4.65
EC$12.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.46
AFN755
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,973.68
AFN503,028
|
$20,351.15
EC$55,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.81
AFN419
|
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Kabul
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$610.20
AFN44,015
|
$54.64
EC$147.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$97.47
AFN7,031
|
$663.68
EC$1,793.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$68.91
AFN4,970
|
$277.52
EC$750.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.69
AFN1,709
|
$70.74
EC$191.18
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Kabul
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.03
AFN2,166
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,534.21
AFN110,666
|
$1,128.56
EC$3,050.00
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Kabul
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
AFN168
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.16
AFN84
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
AFN138
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.59
AFN908
|
$46.25
EC$125.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.62
AFN189
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for clothing
Kabul
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.66
AFN1,202
|
$91.27
EC$246.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.85
AFN1,143
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.38
AFN2,264
|
$108.54
EC$293.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.90
AFN2,445
|
$115.94
EC$313.33
|
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