Cost of living comparison
Victoria is 4.9 times more expensive than Kabul.
If you lived in Victoria instead of Kabul, you would:
pay 6.8 times more for restaurants
Kabul
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
AFN150
|
$14.76
SCR199.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
AFN375
|
$10.19
SCR137.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
AFN27
|
$2.26
SCR30.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
AFN13
|
$2.24
SCR30.35
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for groceries
Kabul
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.25
AFN18
|
$1.88
SCR25.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.87
AFN135
|
$10.83
SCR146.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.88
AFN208
|
$8.52
SCR115.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.41
AFN102
|
$3.87
SCR52.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
AFN108
|
$3.08
SCR41.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN18
|
$0.95
SCR12.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
AFN26
|
$1.30
SCR17.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
AFN27
|
$0.90
SCR12.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
AFN17
|
$3.60
SCR48.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$0.78
SCR10.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$0.58
SCR7.81
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Kabul
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
AFN270
|
$5.76
SCR77.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.46
AFN611
|
$26.57
SCR359.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,706.07
AFN483,725
|
$26,466.86
SCR357,970.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.77
AFN705
|
$45.76
SCR618.88
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for housing
Kabul
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.31
AFN8,895
|
$137.77
SCR1,863.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$136.58
AFN9,852
|
$1,117.62
SCR15,116.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$93.52
AFN6,746
|
$793.40
SCR10,730.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.52
AFN5,159
|
$84.66
SCR1,145.06
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for childcare
Kabul
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.45
AFN1,619
|
$166.06
SCR2,245.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,385.55
AFN99,943
|
$7,986.24
SCR108,015.80
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Kabul
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.85
AFN350
|
$4.06
SCR54.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.32
AFN95
|
$5.02
SCR67.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
AFN180
|
$13.28
SCR179.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$8.66
AFN625
|
$95.18
SCR1,287.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.08
AFN150
|
$5.54
SCR74.86
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
Kabul
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.74
AFN775
|
$67.83
SCR917.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.14
AFN1,669
|
$26.36
SCR356.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.88
AFN3,165
|
$72.67
SCR982.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.87
AFN2,299
|
$75.65
SCR1,023.18
|
|
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