Cost of living comparison
Kabul is 62.1% cheaper than Charlotte Amalie.
- Restaurants
-
pay 67.4% less in Kabul
- Groceries
-
pay 82.4% less in Kabul
- Transportation
-
pay 31.7% less in Kabul
- Housing
-
pay 60.5% less in Kabul
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 68.6% less in Kabul
Expenses including groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, and transportation are lower in Kabul.
If you lived in Kabul instead of Charlotte Amalie, you would:
pay 67.4% less for restaurants
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Kabul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
|
$2.63
AFN186
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
|
$7.31
AFN515
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$0.38
AFN26
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$0.17
AFN12
|
|
pay 82.4% less for groceries
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Kabul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.00
|
$0.25
AFN18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$1.96
AFN138
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.50
|
$3.05
AFN215
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.00
|
$1.48
AFN104
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.54
AFN109
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.25
AFN18
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.36
AFN26
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.37
AFN26
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.23
AFN16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.15
AFN11
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.15
AFN11
|
|
pay 31.7% less for transportation
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Kabul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.80
|
$3.96
AFN279
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$8.93
AFN630
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$7,079.28
AFN498,788
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.07
AFN639
|
|
pay 60.5% less for housing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Kabul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$116.00
|
$130.18
AFN9,172
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,000.00
|
$103.61
AFN7,300
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$950.00
|
$89.85
AFN6,331
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
|
$70.84
AFN4,991
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Kabul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$23.40
AFN1,649
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,462.66
AFN103,055
|
pay 68.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Kabul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$2.93
AFN206
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.00
|
$1.27
AFN89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.63
AFN186
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$8.78
AFN618
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$2.19
AFN155
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Kabul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$10.97
AFN773
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$16.03
AFN1,129
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$23.77
AFN1,675
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$22.38
AFN1,577
|
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