Kabul is 39.8% cheaper than Washington.

If you lived in Kabul instead of Washington, you would:

pay 84.0% less for restaurants

 
Washington
Kabul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $20.00
 
$1.74
AFN124
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.00
 
$3.49
AFN247
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.43
 
$0.31
AFN22

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pay 76.9% less for groceries

 
Washington
Kabul
Bread
1 loaf
$3.28
 
$0.28
AFN20
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.60
 
$1.71
AFN121
Milk (1 gallon) $3.86
 
$2.38
AFN169

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pay 58.2% less for transportation

 
Washington
Kabul
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.76
 
$3.41
AFN242
Monthly public transit pass $100.00
 
$10.46
AFN742
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $24,190.00
 
$6,973.68
AFN494,952

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

 
Washington
Kabul
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$55.10
 
$610.20
AFN43,308
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,358.41
 
$97.47
AFN6,918
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,908.82
 
$68.91
AFN4,891

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pay 96.0% less for childcare

 
Washington
Kabul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $2,135.91
 
$30.03
AFN2,131
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $23,775.60
 
$1,534.21
AFN108,889

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pay 78.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
Washington
Kabul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.00
 
$2.32
AFN165
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.96
 
$1.16
AFN82
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$11.00
 
$1.92
AFN136

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pay 68.2% less for clothing

 
Washington
Kabul
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$58.02
 
$16.66
AFN1,182
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$34.73
 
$15.85
AFN1,125
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$97.79
 
$31.38
AFN2,227

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