Cost of living comparison

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Kabul vs. Port Stanley Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kabul instead of Port Stanley, you would:

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
Port Stanley
Kabul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $2.66
AFN176
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $4.43
AFN294
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $0.36
AFN24

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

 
Port Stanley
Kabul
Bread
1 loaf
?? $0.21
AFN14
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $1.93
AFN128
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $2.94
AFN195

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Port Stanley
Kabul
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $3.72
AFN247
Monthly public transit pass ?? $10.34
AFN685
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $8,122.57
AFN538,245

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pay (unknown) more for housing

 
Port Stanley
Kabul
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $93.04
AFN6,165
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $87.13
AFN5,774
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $59.07
AFN3,915

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Port Stanley
Kabul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $18.90
AFN1,253
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $1,476.83
AFN97,863

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

 
Port Stanley
Kabul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $2.36
AFN157
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $1.06
AFN70
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $2.66
AFN176

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Port Stanley
Kabul
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $9.60
AFN636
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $17.72
AFN1,174
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $33.97
AFN2,251

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025
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