Cost of living comparison
Kabul is 2.7% more expensive than Tallinn.
If you lived in Kabul instead of Tallinn, you would:
pay 79.8% less for restaurants
Tallinn
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.29
€13.35
|
$1.74
AFN126
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.19
|
$3.49
AFN253
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
€2.08
|
$0.31
AFN22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.62
|
$0.17
AFN12
|
|
pay 61.2% less for groceries
Tallinn
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.21
€4.87
|
$1.71
AFN124
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
€3.96
|
$2.38
AFN173
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.54
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
€3.34
|
$1.13
AFN82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.30
AFN22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.59
|
$0.42
AFN31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.57
AFN41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.18
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.43
|
$0.14
AFN10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.34
|
$0.12
AFN8
|
|
pay 60.8% less for transportation
Tallinn
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.98
€7.45
|
$3.41
AFN247
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.81
|
$10.46
AFN758
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,816.68
€25,049.62
|
$6,973.68
AFN505,512
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.33
€9.65
|
$5.81
AFN421
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for housing
Tallinn
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.58
€26.70
|
$610.20
AFN44,232
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$724.26
€676.54
|
$97.47
AFN7,066
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$533.62
€498.45
|
$68.91
AFN4,995
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.02
€213.93
|
$23.69
AFN1,717
|
|
pay 84.8% less for childcare
Tallinn
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$371.98
€347.47
|
$30.03
AFN2,177
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,903.44
€6,448.55
|
$1,534.21
AFN111,213
|
|
pay 68.5% less for entertainment and sports
Tallinn
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.14
|
$2.32
AFN168
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.28
|
$1.16
AFN84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
€5.29
|
$1.92
AFN139
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.35
€53.58
|
$12.59
AFN913
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.24
|
$2.62
AFN190
|
|
pay 69.1% less for clothing
Tallinn
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.77
€83.86
|
$16.66
AFN1,208
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.27
€37.62
|
$15.85
AFN1,149
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.33
€83.44
|
$31.38
AFN2,275
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.92
€102.68
|
$33.90
AFN2,457
|
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