Cost of living comparison
Kabul is 63.5% cheaper than Vienna.
- Restaurants
-
pay 73.7% less in Kabul
- Groceries
-
pay 75.4% less in Kabul
- Transportation
-
pay 60.6% less in Kabul
- Housing
-
pay 1.4% more in Kabul
- Childcare
-
pay 91.0% less in Kabul
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 68.0% less in Kabul
- Clothing
-
pay 77.4% less in Kabul
Expenses including childcare, clothing, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Kabul.
If you lived in Kabul instead of Vienna, you would:
pay 73.7% less for restaurants
|
Vienna
|
Kabul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€13.95
|
$2.63
AFN187
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.30
|
$7.31
AFN519
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.77
€2.40
|
$0.38
AFN27
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.35
€2.04
|
$0.17
AFN12
|
|
pay 75.4% less for groceries
|
Vienna
|
Kabul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.91
€2.53
|
$0.25
AFN18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.18
€7.10
|
$1.96
AFN139
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.20
|
$3.05
AFN216
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.47
€3.88
|
$1.48
AFN105
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.34
€5.50
|
$1.54
AFN110
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.01
|
$0.25
AFN18
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.88
|
$0.36
AFN26
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.41
€1.23
|
$0.37
AFN26
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
€1.70
|
$0.23
AFN16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.75
|
$0.15
AFN11
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.74
|
$0.15
AFN11
|
|
pay 60.6% less for transportation
|
Vienna
|
Kabul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.58
€5.71
|
$3.96
AFN281
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.80
€36.27
|
$8.93
AFN634
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,753.31
€24,082.02
|
$7,079.28
AFN502,544
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.01
€15.62
|
$9.07
AFN644
|
|
pay 1.4% more for housing
|
Vienna
|
Kabul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.56
€31.72
|
$130.18
AFN9,241
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,107.49
€960.99
|
$103.61
AFN7,355
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$808.26
€701.34
|
$89.85
AFN6,378
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$244.03
€211.75
|
$70.84
AFN5,029
|
|
pay 91.0% less for childcare
|
Vienna
|
Kabul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$273.73
€237.52
|
$23.40
AFN1,661
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,621.84
€13,555.34
|
$1,462.66
AFN103,831
|
|
pay 68.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Vienna
|
Kabul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€4.65
|
$2.93
AFN208
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.21
€3.66
|
$1.27
AFN90
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.75
€5.86
|
$2.63
AFN187
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.46
€39.45
|
$8.78
AFN623
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
€11.16
|
$2.19
AFN156
|
|
pay 77.4% less for clothing
|
Vienna
|
Kabul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$104.52
€90.69
|
$10.97
AFN779
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.69
€37.91
|
$16.03
AFN1,138
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.42
€82.80
|
$23.77
AFN1,687
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.09
€106.80
|
$22.38
AFN1,589
|
|
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