Cost of living comparison
Kabul is 2.1% more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in Kabul instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 48.0% less for restaurants
Nairobi
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.49
KES594.98
|
$1.74
AFN126
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.24
KES694.14
|
$3.49
AFN253
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
KES66.09
|
$0.31
AFN22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
KES54.48
|
$0.17
AFN12
|
|
pay 42.1% less for groceries
Nairobi
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
KES62.96
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
KES703.43
|
$1.71
AFN124
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
KES450.56
|
$2.38
AFN173
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.37
KES181.99
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
KES345.73
|
$1.13
AFN82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
KES121.38
|
$0.30
AFN22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES49.28
|
$0.42
AFN31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
KES94.75
|
$0.57
AFN41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
KES51.17
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES48.80
|
$0.14
AFN10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KES50.93
|
$0.12
AFN8
|
|
pay 49.1% less for transportation
Nairobi
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.72
KES624.97
|
$3.41
AFN247
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.03
KES4,376.97
|
$10.46
AFN758
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,338.57
KES2,032,841.89
|
$6,973.68
AFN505,512
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
KES1,422.99
|
$5.81
AFN421
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
Nairobi
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.12
KES5,979.50
|
$610.20
AFN44,232
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.90
KES49,156.53
|
$97.47
AFN7,066
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.44
KES23,119.15
|
$68.91
AFN4,995
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$19.29
KES2,556.53
|
$23.69
AFN1,717
|
|
pay 78.2% less for childcare
Nairobi
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$128.41
KES17,018.64
|
$30.03
AFN2,177
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,645.08
KES1,013,212.73
|
$1,534.21
AFN111,213
|
|
pay 35.0% less for entertainment and sports
Nairobi
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
KES247.91
|
$2.32
AFN168
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KES282.14
|
$1.16
AFN84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.62
KES347.07
|
$1.92
AFN139
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.98
KES5,696.25
|
$12.59
AFN913
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.99
KES793.30
|
$2.62
AFN190
|
|
pay 18.5% less for clothing
Nairobi
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.15
KES2,141.02
|
$16.66
AFN1,208
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.44
KES3,107.11
|
$15.85
AFN1,149
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.37
KES5,350.30
|
$31.38
AFN2,275
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$43.70
KES5,792.02
|
$33.90
AFN2,457
|
|
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