Cost of living comparison
Kabul is 14.5% cheaper than Paris.
If you lived in Kabul instead of Paris, you would:
pay 85.5% less for restaurants
|
Paris
|
Kabul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.41
|
$1.74
AFN126
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.27
|
$3.49
AFN253
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.30
€3.08
|
$0.31
AFN22
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
€2.52
|
$0.17
AFN12
|
|
pay 76.4% less for groceries
|
Paris
|
Kabul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.28
€2.13
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.69
€9.05
|
$1.71
AFN124
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.44
|
$2.38
AFN173
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
€3.46
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.40
€5.98
|
$1.13
AFN82
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
€1.53
|
$0.30
AFN22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.99
|
$0.42
AFN31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.39
|
$0.57
AFN41
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
€1.74
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.08
|
$0.14
AFN10
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.07
|
$0.12
AFN8
|
|
pay 72.9% less for transportation
|
Paris
|
Kabul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
€7.66
|
$3.41
AFN247
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$92.35
€86.27
|
$10.46
AFN758
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,187.89
€22,594.05
|
$6,973.68
AFN505,512
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.89
€20.45
|
$5.81
AFN421
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for housing
|
Paris
|
Kabul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.60
€30.45
|
$610.20
AFN44,232
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.32
€1,343.55
|
$97.47
AFN7,066
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,037.88
€969.49
|
$68.91
AFN4,995
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.67
€158.49
|
$23.69
AFN1,717
|
|
pay 94.0% less for childcare
|
Paris
|
Kabul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$830.08
€775.39
|
$30.03
AFN2,177
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,062.39
€16,872.18
|
$1,534.21
AFN111,213
|
|
pay 74.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Paris
|
Kabul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
€7.18
|
$2.32
AFN168
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
€3.91
|
$1.16
AFN84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.54
€10.78
|
$1.92
AFN139
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.26
€36.68
|
$12.59
AFN913
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.32
|
$2.62
AFN190
|
|
pay 73.1% less for clothing
|
Paris
|
Kabul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$110.46
€103.18
|
$16.66
AFN1,208
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.99
€39.22
|
$15.85
AFN1,149
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
€94.42
|
$31.38
AFN2,275
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$143.22
€133.79
|
$33.90
AFN2,457
|
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