Cost of living comparison
Caracas is 3.6 times more expensive than Kabul.
If you lived in Caracas instead of Kabul, you would:
pay 4.9 times more for restaurants
|
Kabul
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.63
AFN184
|
$15.00
VEF149.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.31
AFN511
|
$12.00
VEF119.69
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
AFN26
|
$1.78
VEF17.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
AFN12
|
$1.29
VEF12.84
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for groceries
|
Kabul
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.25
AFN17
|
$2.17
VEF21.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
AFN137
|
$4.87
VEF48.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.05
AFN213
|
$7.73
VEF77.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.48
AFN103
|
$3.03
VEF30.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
AFN108
|
$3.24
VEF32.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN17
|
$2.55
VEF25.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
AFN26
|
$0.66
VEF6.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
AFN26
|
$0.90
VEF8.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
AFN16
|
$0.75
VEF7.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
AFN10
|
$1.01
VEF10.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
AFN11
|
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Kabul
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
AFN277
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.93
AFN625
|
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,079.28
AFN494,977
|
$32,000.00
VEF319,184.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.07
AFN634
|
$23.80
VEF237.39
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Kabul
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$130.18
AFN9,102
|
$37.22
VEF371.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$103.61
AFN7,244
|
$394.44
VEF3,934.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$89.85
AFN6,282
|
$366.67
VEF3,657.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.84
AFN4,953
|
$7.90
VEF78.82
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
|
Kabul
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$23.40
AFN1,636
|
$98.67
VEF984.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,462.66
AFN102,268
|
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Kabul
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.93
AFN205
|
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.27
AFN89
|
$2.72
VEF27.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.63
AFN184
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$8.78
AFN614
|
$71.88
VEF716.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.19
AFN153
|
$6.00
VEF59.85
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for clothing
|
Kabul
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.97
AFN767
|
$60.00
VEF598.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.03
AFN1,121
|
$43.33
VEF432.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$23.77
AFN1,662
|
$113.12
VEF1,128.37
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$22.38
AFN1,565
|
$83.33
VEF831.21
|
|
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