Cost of living comparison
Kabul is 16.3% cheaper than Spain.
If you lived in Kabul instead of Spain, you would:
pay 79.4% less for restaurants
Spain
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.45
€11.55
|
$1.74
AFN126
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
€7.86
|
$3.49
AFN252
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.85
|
$0.31
AFN22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
€1.30
|
$0.17
AFN12
|
|
pay 60.7% less for groceries
Spain
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.32
|
$1.71
AFN123
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.55
€3.29
|
$2.38
AFN172
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
€2.18
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
€2.88
|
$1.13
AFN82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.30
AFN22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.42
AFN30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.57
AFN41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$0.14
AFN10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.12
AFN8
|
|
pay 63.2% less for transportation
Spain
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
€6.19
|
$3.41
AFN246
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.84
€36.96
|
$10.46
AFN755
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,357.72
€22,597.88
|
$6,973.68
AFN503,028
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.14
€13.12
|
$5.81
AFN419
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
Spain
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
€37.69
|
$610.20
AFN44,015
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$697.48
€647.09
|
$97.47
AFN7,031
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$570.67
€529.44
|
$68.91
AFN4,970
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.79
€99.08
|
$23.69
AFN1,709
|
|
pay 85.2% less for childcare
Spain
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.46
€317.72
|
$30.03
AFN2,166
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,368.05
€6,835.70
|
$1,534.21
AFN110,666
|
|
pay 51.0% less for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.66
€2.47
|
$2.32
AFN168
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.72
|
$1.16
AFN84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
€5.15
|
$1.92
AFN138
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.33
€40.20
|
$12.59
AFN908
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
€7.81
|
$2.62
AFN189
|
|
pay 62.5% less for clothing
Spain
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.58
€68.26
|
$16.66
AFN1,202
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.02
€30.64
|
$15.85
AFN1,143
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.35
€68.98
|
$31.38
AFN2,264
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.35
€84.75
|
$33.90
AFN2,445
|
|
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