Cost of living comparison
Freetown is 3.0 times more expensive than Kabul.
If you lived in Freetown instead of Kabul, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Kabul
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.63
AFN184
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.31
AFN511
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
AFN26
|
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
AFN12
|
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for groceries
|
Kabul
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.25
AFN17
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
AFN137
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.05
AFN213
|
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.48
AFN103
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
AFN108
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN17
|
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
AFN26
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
AFN26
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
AFN16
|
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
AFN10
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
AFN11
|
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
|
pay 36.7% more for transportation
|
Kabul
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
AFN277
|
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.93
AFN625
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,079.28
AFN494,977
|
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.07
AFN634
|
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for housing
|
Kabul
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$130.18
AFN9,102
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$103.61
AFN7,244
|
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$89.85
AFN6,282
|
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.84
AFN4,953
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Kabul
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$23.40
AFN1,636
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,462.66
AFN102,268
|
?? |
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Kabul
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.93
AFN205
|
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.27
AFN89
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.63
AFN184
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$8.78
AFN614
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.19
AFN153
|
?? | |
pay 12.2% more for clothing
|
Kabul
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.97
AFN767
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.03
AFN1,121
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$23.77
AFN1,662
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$22.38
AFN1,565
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
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