Cost of living comparison
Kabul is 56.5% cheaper than Lisbon.
If you lived in Kabul instead of Lisbon, you would:
pay 74.8% less for restaurants
Lisbon
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
€13.97
|
$2.08
AFN149
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
€8.88
|
$5.20
AFN373
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
€1.80
|
$0.38
AFN27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
€1.25
|
$0.18
AFN13
|
|
pay 65.0% less for groceries
Lisbon
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
€1.44
|
$0.25
AFN18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.57
€5.13
|
$1.87
AFN134
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.94
€3.63
|
$2.88
AFN207
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.81
|
$1.41
AFN101
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.49
€3.21
|
$1.49
AFN107
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.98
|
$0.25
AFN18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.36
AFN26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.38
AFN27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.03
|
$0.23
AFN17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$0.14
AFN10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.83
|
$0.14
AFN10
|
|
pay 53.0% less for transportation
Lisbon
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.52
€6.93
|
$3.75
AFN269
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.32
€39.90
|
$8.46
AFN607
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,489.61
€29,926.41
|
$6,706.07
AFN481,145
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.96
€9.18
|
$9.77
AFN701
|
|
pay 5.2% less for housing
Lisbon
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.79
€38.49
|
$123.31
AFN8,847
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,447.59
€1,333.39
|
$136.58
AFN9,799
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,009.53
€929.88
|
$93.52
AFN6,710
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$109.60
€100.95
|
$71.52
AFN5,131
|
|
pay 93.3% less for childcare
Lisbon
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$582.39
€536.44
|
$22.45
AFN1,610
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,607.20
€13,454.79
|
$1,385.55
AFN99,410
|
|
pay 42.4% less for entertainment and sports
Lisbon
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.25
€2.99
|
$4.85
AFN348
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
€2.29
|
$1.32
AFN94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.96
€5.49
|
$2.49
AFN179
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.88
€40.42
|
$8.66
AFN621
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
€7.98
|
$2.08
AFN149
|
|
pay 61.7% less for clothing
Lisbon
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.44
€78.70
|
$10.74
AFN770
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.61
€34.64
|
$23.14
AFN1,660
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.28
€81.31
|
$43.88
AFN3,148
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.56
€99.08
|
$31.87
AFN2,286
|
|
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