Cost of living comparison
Kabul is 2.4 times more expensive than Kathmandu.
If you lived in Kabul instead of Kathmandu, you would:
pay 34.0% less for restaurants
Kathmandu
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.75
NPR366.38
|
$1.74
AFN126
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
NPR1,017.71
|
$3.49
AFN252
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
NPR60.49
|
$0.31
AFN22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
NPR25.50
|
$0.17
AFN12
|
|
pay 35.2% less for groceries
Kathmandu
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
NPR70.48
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
NPR521.58
|
$1.71
AFN123
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
NPR391.96
|
$2.38
AFN172
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.55
NPR206.04
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.48
NPR196.52
|
$1.13
AFN82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
NPR136.69
|
$0.30
AFN22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
NPR61.88
|
$0.42
AFN30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
NPR80.78
|
$0.57
AFN41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
NPR41.89
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
NPR29.21
|
$0.14
AFN10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
NPR36.93
|
$0.12
AFN8
|
|
pay 24.6% less for transportation
Kathmandu
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
NPR624.01
|
$3.41
AFN246
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.83
NPR1,043.16
|
$10.46
AFN755
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,573.69
NPR4,070,854.87
|
$6,973.68
AFN503,146
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.03
NPR1,068.60
|
$5.81
AFN419
|
|
pay 13.3 times more for housing
Kathmandu
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.97
NPR1,593.50
|
$610.20
AFN44,025
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$183.77
NPR24,469.38
|
$97.47
AFN7,033
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$119.21
NPR15,872.42
|
$68.91
AFN4,972
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.86
NPR2,776.85
|
$23.69
AFN1,709
|
|
pay 55.5% less for childcare
Kathmandu
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.29
NPR10,823.39
|
$30.03
AFN2,166
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,952.16
NPR393,077.56
|
$1,534.21
AFN110,692
|
|
pay 31.0% less for entertainment and sports
Kathmandu
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.45
NPR325.67
|
$2.32
AFN168
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
NPR204.93
|
$1.16
AFN84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.06
NPR407.09
|
$1.92
AFN138
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.01
NPR3,863.24
|
$12.59
AFN908
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.82
NPR508.86
|
$2.62
AFN189
|
|
pay 37.2% less for clothing
Kathmandu
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.06
NPR3,603.63
|
$16.66
AFN1,202
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.79
NPR4,365.46
|
$15.85
AFN1,143
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$51.12
NPR6,805.96
|
$31.38
AFN2,264
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.56
NPR5,666.82
|
$33.90
AFN2,446
|
|
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