Cost of living comparison
Addis Ababa is 5.1 times more expensive than Kabul.
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Kabul, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Kabul
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.63
AFN180
|
$6.00
ETB728.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.31
AFN499
|
$6.24
ETB757.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
AFN26
|
$0.78
ETB95.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
AFN11
|
$0.50
ETB60.99
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for groceries
|
Kabul
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.25
AFN17
|
$1.20
ETB145.95
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
AFN134
|
$4.85
ETB589.53
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.05
AFN208
|
$6.08
ETB738.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.48
AFN101
|
$2.65
ETB321.78
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
AFN105
|
$5.65
ETB685.82
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN17
|
$3.30
ETB401.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
AFN25
|
$0.51
ETB61.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
AFN25
|
$1.08
ETB130.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
AFN15
|
$0.39
ETB46.95
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
AFN10
|
$0.31
ETB37.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
AFN10
|
$0.79
ETB96.46
|
|
pay 57.2% more for transportation
|
Kabul
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
AFN270
|
$4.88
ETB592.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.93
AFN610
|
$10.00
ETB1,214.65
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,079.28
AFN483,275
|
$25,000.00
ETB3,036,634.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.07
AFN619
|
$3.67
ETB445.17
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
|
Kabul
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$130.18
AFN8,887
|
$171.17
ETB20,790.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$103.61
AFN7,073
|
$645.10
ETB78,357.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$89.85
AFN6,134
|
$422.74
ETB51,348.54
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.84
AFN4,836
|
$124.84
ETB15,163.52
|
|
pay 16.8 times more for childcare
|
Kabul
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$23.40
AFN1,598
|
$81.47
ETB9,896.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,462.66
AFN99,850
|
$43,916.67
ETB5,334,354.21
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Kabul
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.93
AFN200
|
$1.00
ETB121.47
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.27
AFN87
|
$1.15
ETB139.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.63
AFN180
|
$4.00
ETB485.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$8.78
AFN599
|
$90.59
ETB11,004.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.19
AFN150
|
$6.70
ETB813.82
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for clothing
|
Kabul
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.97
AFN749
|
$48.33
ETB5,870.83
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.03
AFN1,094
|
$75.17
ETB9,130.15
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$23.77
AFN1,623
|
$108.84
ETB13,220.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$22.38
AFN1,528
|
$119.32
ETB14,493.46
|
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