Cost of living comparison
Windhoek is 2.6 times more expensive than Kabul.
If you lived in Windhoek instead of Kabul, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Kabul
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
AFN150
|
$9.53
NAD175.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
AFN375
|
$4.36
NAD80.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
AFN27
|
$0.81
NAD14.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
AFN13
|
$0.68
NAD12.51
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Kabul
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.25
AFN18
|
$0.79
NAD14.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.87
AFN135
|
$2.89
NAD53.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.88
AFN208
|
$5.39
NAD99.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.41
AFN102
|
$3.22
NAD59.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
AFN108
|
$2.13
NAD39.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN18
|
$0.81
NAD14.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
AFN26
|
$0.79
NAD14.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
AFN27
|
$0.67
NAD12.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
AFN17
|
$0.61
NAD11.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$0.84
NAD15.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$0.68
NAD12.54
|
|
pay 68.4% more for transportation
Kabul
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
AFN270
|
$4.49
NAD82.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.46
AFN611
|
$27.23
NAD500.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,706.07
AFN483,725
|
$11,189.91
NAD205,629.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.77
AFN705
|
$6.37
NAD117.07
|
|
pay 62.6% more for housing
Kabul
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.31
AFN8,895
|
$53.42
NAD981.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$136.58
AFN9,852
|
$360.37
NAD6,622.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$93.52
AFN6,746
|
$246.89
NAD4,536.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.52
AFN5,159
|
$56.78
NAD1,043.39
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for childcare
Kabul
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.45
AFN1,619
|
$166.47
NAD3,059.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,385.55
AFN99,943
|
$4,756.12
NAD87,400.06
|
|
pay 70.6% more for entertainment and sports
Kabul
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.85
AFN350
|
$1.63
NAD30.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.32
AFN95
|
$1.89
NAD34.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
AFN180
|
$2.42
NAD44.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$8.66
AFN625
|
$36.47
NAD670.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.08
AFN150
|
$3.27
NAD60.04
|
|
pay 80.7% more for clothing
Kabul
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.74
AFN775
|
$35.39
NAD650.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.14
AFN1,669
|
$21.99
NAD404.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.88
AFN3,165
|
$63.53
NAD1,167.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.87
AFN2,299
|
$48.87
NAD898.05
|
|
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