Cost of living comparison
Tallinn is 5.0 times more expensive than Kabul.
If you lived in Tallinn instead of Kabul, you would:
pay 6.0 times more for restaurants
Kabul
|
Tallinn
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
AFN150
|
$13.54
€12.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
AFN375
|
$9.21
€8.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
AFN27
|
$2.34
€2.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
AFN13
|
$1.78
€1.65
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
Kabul
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.25
AFN18
|
$1.32
€1.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.87
AFN135
|
$5.29
€4.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.88
AFN208
|
$4.66
€4.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.41
AFN102
|
$2.74
€2.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
AFN108
|
$3.67
€3.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN18
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
AFN26
|
$0.64
€0.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
AFN27
|
$1.07
€0.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
AFN17
|
$1.32
€1.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$0.43
€0.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$0.50
€0.47
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Kabul
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
AFN270
|
$7.03
€6.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.46
AFN611
|
$32.49
€30.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,706.07
AFN483,725
|
$29,240.65
€27,128.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.77
AFN705
|
$10.18
€9.44
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Kabul
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.31
AFN8,895
|
$28.32
€26.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$136.58
AFN9,852
|
$729.51
€676.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$93.52
AFN6,746
|
$520.65
€483.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.52
AFN5,159
|
$228.75
€212.22
|
|
pay 12.4 times more for childcare
Kabul
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.45
AFN1,619
|
$450.86
€418.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,385.55
AFN99,943
|
$6,560.19
€6,086.22
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Kabul
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.85
AFN350
|
$5.41
€5.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.32
AFN95
|
$3.78
€3.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
AFN180
|
$5.90
€5.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$8.66
AFN625
|
$56.45
€52.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.08
AFN150
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for clothing
Kabul
|
Tallinn
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.74
AFN775
|
$87.49
€81.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.14
AFN1,669
|
$35.26
€32.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.88
AFN3,165
|
$87.51
€81.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.87
AFN2,299
|
$101.02
€93.72
|
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