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Kabul vs. Hamilton Cost of Living Summary

Kabul is 81.4% cheaper than Hamilton.

Restaurants: pay 82.2% less in Kabul
Groceries: pay 88.9% less in Kabul
Transportation: pay 74.2% less in Kabul
Housing: pay 64.7% less in Kabul
Childcare: pay 96.1% less in Kabul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 82.4% less in Kabul
Clothing: pay 81.6% less in Kabul

Expenses including childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, and transportation are lower in Kabul.

Kabul vs. Hamilton Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 82.2% less for restaurants

	Hamilton	Kabul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$50.00 BMD50.00	$2.63 AFN188	-94.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$15.00 BMD15.00	$7.31 AFN522	-51.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.30 BMD3.30	$0.38 AFN27	-88.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.00 BMD3.00	$0.17 AFN12	-94.4%
Average			-82.2%

Hamilton vs. Kabul - Cost of restaurants

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pay 88.9% less for groceries

	Hamilton	Kabul
Bread 1 loaf	$8.28 BMD8.28	$0.25 AFN18	-97.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.59 BMD7.59	$1.96 AFN140	-74.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$17.06 BMD17.06	$3.05 AFN217	-82.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.24 BMD7.24	$1.48 AFN106	-79.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$11.11 BMD11.11	$1.54 AFN110	-86.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$4.68 BMD4.68	$0.25 AFN18	-94.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$2.88 BMD2.88	$0.36 AFN26	-87.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$4.61 BMD4.61	$0.37 AFN27	-91.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$4.32 BMD4.32	$0.23 AFN16	-94.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$4.04 BMD4.04	$0.15 AFN11	-96.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.60 BMD2.60	$0.15 AFN11	-94.2%
Average			-88.9%

Hamilton vs. Kabul - Cost of groceries

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pay 74.2% less for transportation

	Hamilton	Kabul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.77 BMD8.77	$3.96 AFN283	-54.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$69.00 BMD69.00	$8.93 AFN638	-87.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 BMD35,000.00	$7,079.28 AFN505,589	-79.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$36.61 BMD36.61	$9.07 AFN648	-75.2%
Average			-74.2%

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pay 64.7% less for housing

	Hamilton	Kabul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$141.25 BMD141.25	$130.18 AFN9,297	-7.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,336.36 BMD3,336.36	$103.61 AFN7,399	-96.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,225.00 BMD2,225.00	$89.85 AFN6,417	-96.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$168.39 BMD168.39	$70.84 AFN5,059	-57.9%
Average			-64.7%

Hamilton vs. Kabul - Cost of housing

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pay 96.1% less for childcare

	Hamilton	Kabul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,320.00 BMD1,320.00	$23.40 AFN1,671	-98.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$24,571.43 BMD24,571.43	$1,462.66 AFN104,461	-94.0%
Average			-96.1%

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pay 82.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Hamilton	Kabul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.00 BMD10.00	$2.93 AFN209	-70.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.75 BMD5.75	$1.27 AFN91	-78.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$17.62 BMD17.62	$2.63 AFN188	-85.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$181.25 BMD181.25	$8.78 AFN627	-95.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.00 BMD13.00	$2.19 AFN157	-83.1%
Average			-82.4%

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pay 81.6% less for clothing

	Hamilton	Kabul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.00 BMD75.00	$10.97 AFN783	-85.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$70.00 BMD70.00	$16.03 AFN1,145	-77.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$134.00 BMD134.00	$23.77 AFN1,697	-82.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$122.60 BMD122.60	$22.38 AFN1,598	-81.7%
Average			-81.6%

Hamilton vs. Kabul - Cost of clothing

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