Cost of living comparison

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Kabul is 50.4% cheaper than Beirut.

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

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pay 63.9% less for restaurants

 
Beirut
Kabul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.00
LBP715,377
$2.08
AFN139
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.00
LBP625,955
$5.20
AFN347
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.51
LBP135,353
$0.38
AFN25

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pay 49.0% less for groceries

 
Beirut
Kabul
Bread
1 loaf
$0.78
LBP69,985
$0.25
AFN17
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.14
LBP459,361
$1.87
AFN125
Milk (1 gallon) $6.42
LBP574,148
$2.88
AFN193

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pay 45.4% less for transportation

 
Beirut
Kabul
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.53
LBP315,933
$3.75
AFN251
Monthly public transit pass $65.22
LBP5,831,881
$8.46
AFN566
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,000.00
LBP2,235,554,195
$6,706.07
AFN448,222

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pay 18.9% less for housing

 
Beirut
Kabul
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
$123.31
AFN8,242
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $771.88
LBP69,022,736
$136.58
AFN9,128
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $369.23
LBP33,017,416
$93.52
AFN6,251

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pay 79.8% less for childcare

 
Beirut
Kabul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $325.00
LBP29,062,205
$22.45
AFN1,500
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $4,150.00
LBP371,101,996
$1,385.55
AFN92,608

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pay 26.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Beirut
Kabul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.00
LBP268,266
$4.85
AFN324
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.48
LBP221,977
$1.32
AFN88
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.29
LBP204,777
$2.49
AFN167

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pay 69.2% less for clothing

 
Beirut
Kabul
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$83.69
LBP7,483,518
$10.74
AFN718
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
$23.14
AFN1,547
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$107.86
LBP9,644,820
$43.88
AFN2,933

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