Cost of living comparison
Kabul is 14.6% cheaper than Praia.
If you lived in Kabul instead of Praia, you would:
pay 66.1% less for restaurants
Praia
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.67
CVE481.49
|
$1.74
AFN126
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
CVE609.24
|
$3.49
AFN252
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
CVE145.58
|
$0.31
AFN22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
CVE98.41
|
$0.17
AFN12
|
|
pay 59.3% less for groceries
Praia
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
CVE122.10
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
CVE331.91
|
$1.71
AFN123
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.53
CVE363.87
|
$2.38
AFN172
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
CVE254.53
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.98
CVE203.80
|
$1.13
AFN82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
CVE126.66
|
$0.30
AFN22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE92.11
|
$0.42
AFN30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE92.11
|
$0.57
AFN41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
CVE96.72
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
CVE62.18
|
$0.14
AFN10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
CVE66.78
|
$0.12
AFN8
|
|
pay 56.5% less for transportation
Praia
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
CVE657.62
|
$3.41
AFN247
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.69
CVE2,132.32
|
$10.46
AFN756
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,607.54
CVE2,741,559.19
|
$6,973.68
AFN504,251
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.30
CVE1,370.78
|
$5.81
AFN420
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Praia
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.11
CVE6,193.89
|
$610.20
AFN44,122
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$246.37
CVE25,384.81
|
$97.47
AFN7,048
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$148.36
CVE15,286.79
|
$68.91
AFN4,982
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.56
CVE6,445.99
|
$23.69
AFN1,713
|
|
pay 8.2% less for childcare
Praia
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.40
CVE7,872.07
|
$30.03
AFN2,171
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,064.30
CVE109,662.37
|
$1,534.21
AFN110,935
|
|
pay 37.4% less for entertainment and sports
Praia
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.27
CVE234.31
|
$2.32
AFN168
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
CVE153.24
|
$1.16
AFN84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
CVE456.93
|
$1.92
AFN139
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.92
CVE2,876.94
|
$12.59
AFN910
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
CVE609.24
|
$2.62
AFN189
|
|
pay 59.3% less for clothing
Praia
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$16.66
AFN1,205
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.56
CVE3,046.18
|
$15.85
AFN1,146
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.84
CVE8,123.14
|
$31.38
AFN2,269
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.26
CVE12,184.71
|
$33.90
AFN2,451
|
|
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