Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 5.2 times more expensive than Kabul.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Kabul, you would:
pay 6.0 times more for restaurants
Kabul
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.63
AFN180
|
$11.85
RON56.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.31
AFN499
|
$7.54
RON35.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
AFN26
|
$2.00
RON9.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
AFN11
|
$2.20
RON10.41
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Kabul
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.25
AFN17
|
$1.17
RON5.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
AFN134
|
$4.52
RON21.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.05
AFN208
|
$6.34
RON29.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.48
AFN101
|
$3.28
RON15.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
AFN105
|
$3.09
RON14.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN17
|
$0.59
RON2.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
AFN25
|
$0.77
RON3.63
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
AFN25
|
$0.75
RON3.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
AFN15
|
$0.88
RON4.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
AFN10
|
$0.51
RON2.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
AFN10
|
$0.44
RON2.08
|
|
pay 94.6% more for transportation
Kabul
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
AFN270
|
$6.09
RON28.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.93
AFN610
|
$17.24
RON81.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,079.28
AFN483,275
|
$26,003.12
RON122,869.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.07
AFN619
|
$5.82
RON27.49
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Kabul
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$130.18
AFN8,887
|
$9.35
RON44.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$103.61
AFN7,073
|
$601.94
RON2,844.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$89.85
AFN6,134
|
$397.23
RON1,876.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.84
AFN4,836
|
$130.07
RON614.59
|
|
pay 14.9 times more for childcare
Kabul
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$23.40
AFN1,598
|
$527.95
RON2,494.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,462.66
AFN99,850
|
$10,631.65
RON50,236.67
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Kabul
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.93
AFN200
|
$3.23
RON15.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.27
AFN87
|
$3.17
RON14.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.63
AFN180
|
$5.98
RON28.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$8.78
AFN599
|
$49.84
RON235.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.19
AFN150
|
$8.62
RON40.73
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for clothing
Kabul
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.97
AFN749
|
$78.42
RON370.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.03
AFN1,094
|
$39.68
RON187.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$23.77
AFN1,623
|
$85.94
RON406.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$22.38
AFN1,528
|
$105.80
RON499.93
|
|
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