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Kabul vs. Ouagadougou Cost of Living Summary

Kabul is 51.4% cheaper than Ouagadougou.

Restaurants: pay 56.8% less in Kabul
Groceries: pay 68.1% less in Kabul
Transportation: pay 54.2% less in Kabul
Housing: pay 33.8% less in Kabul
Childcare: pay 88.8% less in Kabul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.5% less in Kabul

Expenses including childcare, groceries, restaurants, transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Kabul.

Kabul vs. Ouagadougou Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kabul instead of Ouagadougou, you would:

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pay 56.8% less for restaurants

	Ouagadougou	Kabul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.37 F CFA3,071	$2.66 AFN167	-50.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.05 F CFA4,606	$4.43 AFN279	-45.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 F CFA478	$0.36 AFN22	-57.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 F CFA333	$0.15 AFN9	-74.6%
Average			-56.8%

Ouagadougou vs. Kabul - Cost of restaurants

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pay 68.1% less for groceries

	Ouagadougou	Kabul
Bread 1 loaf	$0.95 F CFA542	$0.21 AFN13	-77.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.94 F CFA5,118	$1.93 AFN122	-78.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.61 F CFA6,070	$2.94 AFN185	-72.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.05 F CFA1,743	$1.43 AFN90	-53.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.74 F CFA5,571	$1.57 AFN99	-83.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.03 F CFA1,161	$0.25 AFN16	-87.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 F CFA362	$0.36 AFN23	-42.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 F CFA260	$0.33 AFN21	-26.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 F CFA637	$0.21 AFN13	-81.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 F CFA579	$0.21 AFN14	-78.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.61 F CFA350	$0.20 AFN13	-66.7%
Average			-68.1%

Ouagadougou vs. Kabul - Cost of groceries

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pay 54.2% less for transportation

	Ouagadougou	Kabul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.76 F CFA3,293	$3.72 AFN234	-35.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$10.34 AFN651
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,457.72 F CFA22M	$8,122.57 AFN512K	-78.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.85 F CFA8,495	$7.68 AFN484	-48.3%
Average			-54.2%

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pay 33.8% less for housing

	Ouagadougou	Kabul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.62 F CFA28,966	$93.04 AFN5,862	+83.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$447.18 F CFA256K	$87.13 AFN5,489	-80.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$280.23 F CFA160K	$59.07 AFN3,722	-78.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$97.57 F CFA55,833	$39.53 AFN2,490	-59.5%
Average			-33.8%

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pay 88.8% less for childcare

	Ouagadougou	Kabul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$134.15 F CFA76,765	$18.90 AFN1,191	-85.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,731.14 F CFA10M	$1,476.83 AFN93,040	-91.7%
Average			-88.8%

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pay 6.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Ouagadougou	Kabul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.07 F CFA614	$2.36 AFN149	+120.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 F CFA1,024	$1.06 AFN67	-40.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.79 F CFA1,024	$2.66 AFN167	+48.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.61 F CFA35,824	$9.16 AFN577	-85.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.94 F CFA5,118	$2.22 AFN140	-75.2%
Average			-6.5%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Ouagadougou	Kabul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$9.60 AFN605
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$17.72 AFN1,116
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$33.97 AFN2,140
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$28.68 AFN1,807

Ouagadougou vs. Kabul - Cost of clothing

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