Cost of living comparison
Kabul is 11.7% more expensive than Podgorica.
If you lived in Kabul instead of Podgorica, you would:
pay 70.0% less for restaurants
Podgorica
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.48
€6.94
|
$1.74
AFN126
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.95
€4.59
|
$3.49
AFN252
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.83
|
$0.31
AFN22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.47
|
$0.17
AFN12
|
|
pay 56.7% less for groceries
Podgorica
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.56
€3.30
|
$1.71
AFN123
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.99
€4.63
|
$2.38
AFN172
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
€2.57
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.46
€3.21
|
$1.13
AFN82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$0.30
AFN22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.42
AFN30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$0.57
AFN41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.39
|
$0.14
AFN10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.12
AFN8
|
|
pay 47.6% less for transportation
Podgorica
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.24
€5.79
|
$3.41
AFN246
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.60
|
$10.46
AFN755
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,500.36
|
$6,973.68
AFN503,028
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.94
€5.51
|
$5.81
AFN419
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for housing
Podgorica
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.23
€27.12
|
$610.20
AFN44,015
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$441.52
€409.62
|
$97.47
AFN7,031
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.02
€301.54
|
$68.91
AFN4,970
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.56
€80.31
|
$23.69
AFN1,709
|
|
pay 78.8% less for childcare
Podgorica
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$186.91
€173.40
|
$30.03
AFN2,166
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,827.08
€5,406.08
|
$1,534.21
AFN110,666
|
|
pay 38.6% less for entertainment and sports
Podgorica
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
€2.04
|
$2.32
AFN168
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
€1.56
|
$1.16
AFN84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
€3.57
|
$1.92
AFN138
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.48
€33.85
|
$12.59
AFN908
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
€5.10
|
$2.62
AFN189
|
|
pay 65.8% less for clothing
Podgorica
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.02
€74.23
|
$16.66
AFN1,202
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.04
€32.51
|
$15.85
AFN1,143
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.38
€78.29
|
$31.38
AFN2,264
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.39
€94.07
|
$33.90
AFN2,445
|
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