Cost of living comparison

 Berlin, Germany
compared to
 Kabul, Afghanistan
Kabul vs. Berlin Cost of Living Summary
Kabul vs. Berlin Cost Breakdown

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

pay 75.7% less for restaurants

 
Berlin
Kabul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.08
€13.75
$2.63
AFN182
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$11.79
€10.09
$7.31
AFN505
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.88
€2.47
$0.38
AFN26

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pay 69.9% less for groceries

 
Berlin
Kabul
Bread
1 loaf
$1.96
€1.67
$0.25
AFN17
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.66
€5.70
$1.96
AFN135
Milk (1 gallon) $4.57
€3.91
$3.05
AFN210

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pay 68.7% less for transportation

 
Berlin
Kabul
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.19
€6.15
$3.96
AFN273
Monthly public transit pass $52.52
€44.93
$8.93
AFN617
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,799.21
€27,204.23
$7,079.28
AFN488,471

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pay 16.5% less for housing

 
Berlin
Kabul
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$44.99
€38.49
$130.18
AFN8,982
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,278.77
€1,093.99
$103.61
AFN7,149
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $938.86
€803.20
$89.85
AFN6,200

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pay 88.6% less for childcare

 
Berlin
Kabul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $306.98
€262.62
$23.40
AFN1,615
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,639.17
€8,246.31
$1,462.66
AFN100,924

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pay 66.4% less for entertainment and sports

 
Berlin
Kabul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.29
€3.67
$2.93
AFN202
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.98
€3.41
$1.27
AFN87
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$9.11
€7.79
$2.63
AFN182

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pay 76.8% less for clothing

 
Berlin
Kabul
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$85.49
€73.14
$10.97
AFN757
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$40.99
€35.07
$16.03
AFN1,106
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$95.49
€81.69
$23.77
AFN1,640

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