Cost of living comparison
Kabul is 26.8% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Kabul instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 44.6% less for restaurants
Kuala Lumpur
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.41
MYR16.15
|
$1.74
AFN126
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.09
MYR19.38
|
$3.49
AFN252
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
MYR3.20
|
$0.31
AFN22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
MYR2.00
|
$0.17
AFN12
|
|
pay 59.2% less for groceries
Kuala Lumpur
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
MYR3.92
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
MYR25.43
|
$1.71
AFN123
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
MYR31.29
|
$2.38
AFN172
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
MYR8.68
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
MYR8.79
|
$1.13
AFN82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
MYR5.89
|
$0.30
AFN22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MYR3.17
|
$0.42
AFN30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
MYR5.91
|
$0.57
AFN41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
MYR3.12
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
MYR2.18
|
$0.14
AFN10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
MYR2.01
|
$0.12
AFN8
|
|
pay 10.3% less for transportation
Kuala Lumpur
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
MYR8.49
|
$3.41
AFN246
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
MYR53.83
|
$10.46
AFN755
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,338.86
MYR172,246.20
|
$6,973.68
AFN503,146
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
MYR48.44
|
$5.81
AFN419
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for housing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.82
MYR127.12
|
$610.20
AFN44,025
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.21
MYR2,299.88
|
$97.47
AFN7,033
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.86
MYR1,388.17
|
$68.91
AFN4,972
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.43
MYR191.62
|
$23.69
AFN1,709
|
|
pay 84.2% less for childcare
Kuala Lumpur
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.56
MYR1,197.11
|
$30.03
AFN2,166
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,785.60
MYR36,903.75
|
$1,534.21
AFN110,692
|
|
pay 53.1% less for entertainment and sports
Kuala Lumpur
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.86
MYR18.30
|
$2.32
AFN168
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
MYR13.44
|
$1.16
AFN84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
MYR19.38
|
$1.92
AFN138
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.83
MYR207.77
|
$12.59
AFN908
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.54
MYR21.53
|
$2.62
AFN189
|
|
pay 55.2% less for clothing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
MYR229.59
|
$16.66
AFN1,202
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.56
MYR144.84
|
$15.85
AFN1,143
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.98
MYR322.22
|
$31.38
AFN2,264
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.95
MYR345.78
|
$33.90
AFN2,446
|
|
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