Cost of living comparison
Valletta is 6.9 times more expensive than Kabul.
If you lived in Valletta instead of Kabul, you would:
pay 7.2 times more for restaurants
Kabul
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
AFN150
|
$19.49
€18.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
AFN375
|
$10.29
€9.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
AFN27
|
$2.62
€2.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
AFN13
|
$1.99
€1.84
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for groceries
Kabul
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.25
AFN18
|
$1.46
€1.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.87
AFN135
|
$5.28
€4.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.88
AFN208
|
$4.54
€4.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.41
AFN102
|
$2.87
€2.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
AFN108
|
$4.90
€4.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN18
|
$1.42
€1.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
AFN26
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
AFN27
|
$1.17
€1.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
AFN17
|
$1.82
€1.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$0.61
€0.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$1.23
€1.14
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Kabul
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
AFN270
|
$5.49
€5.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.46
AFN611
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,706.07
AFN483,725
|
$25,450.20
€23,611.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.77
AFN705
|
$29.24
€27.13
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for housing
Kabul
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.31
AFN8,895
|
$38.58
€35.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$136.58
AFN9,852
|
$1,095.02
€1,015.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$93.52
AFN6,746
|
$900.23
€835.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.52
AFN5,159
|
$112.57
€104.44
|
|
pay 18.6 times more for childcare
Kabul
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.45
AFN1,619
|
$667.12
€618.92
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,385.55
AFN99,943
|
$10,288.38
€9,545.04
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Kabul
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.85
AFN350
|
$4.33
€4.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.32
AFN95
|
$2.69
€2.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
AFN180
|
$5.96
€5.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$8.66
AFN625
|
$81.22
€75.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.08
AFN150
|
$13.00
€12.06
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for clothing
Kabul
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.74
AFN775
|
$127.25
€118.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.14
AFN1,669
|
$62.27
€57.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.88
AFN3,165
|
$157.03
€145.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.87
AFN2,299
|
$200.35
€185.88
|
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