Cost of living comparison
Freetown is 2.4 times more expensive than Kabul.
If you lived in Freetown instead of Kabul, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
|
Kabul
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
AFN139
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
AFN347
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
AFN25
|
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
AFN12
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for groceries
|
Kabul
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.25
AFN17
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.87
AFN125
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.88
AFN193
|
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.41
AFN94
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
AFN100
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN17
|
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
AFN24
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
AFN25
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
AFN16
|
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN9
|
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
|
pay 39.3% more for transportation
|
Kabul
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
AFN251
|
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.46
AFN566
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,706.07
AFN448,222
|
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.77
AFN653
|
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Kabul
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.31
AFN8,242
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$136.58
AFN9,128
|
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$93.52
AFN6,251
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.52
AFN4,780
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Kabul
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.45
AFN1,500
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,385.55
AFN92,608
|
?? |
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Kabul
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.85
AFN324
|
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.32
AFN88
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
AFN167
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$8.66
AFN579
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.08
AFN139
|
?? | |
pay 17.5% less for clothing
|
Kabul
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.74
AFN718
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.14
AFN1,547
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.88
AFN2,933
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.87
AFN2,130
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
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