Cost of living comparison
Nuku'alofa is 3.8 times more expensive than Kabul.
If you lived in Nuku'alofa instead of Kabul, you would:
pay 6.5 times more for restaurants
Kabul
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.63
AFN184
|
$8.40
TOP20.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.31
AFN511
|
$10.50
TOP25.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
AFN26
|
$2.66
TOP6.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
AFN12
|
$2.38
TOP5.70
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for groceries
Kabul
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.25
AFN17
|
$1.05
TOP2.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
AFN137
|
$4.55
TOP10.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.05
AFN213
|
$5.99
TOP14.34
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.48
AFN103
|
$5.15
TOP12.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
AFN108
|
$2.70
TOP6.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN17
|
$1.27
TOP3.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
AFN26
|
$1.27
TOP3.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
AFN26
|
$1.33
TOP3.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
AFN16
|
$1.71
TOP4.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
AFN10
|
$1.46
TOP3.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
AFN11
|
$1.21
TOP2.89
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
Kabul
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
AFN277
|
$5.57
TOP13.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.93
AFN625
|
$42.01
TOP100.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,079.28
AFN494,977
|
$5,881.34
TOP14,083.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.07
AFN634
|
$69.32
TOP165.98
|
|
pay 50.4% more for housing
Kabul
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$130.18
AFN9,102
|
$126.03
TOP301.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$103.61
AFN7,244
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$89.85
AFN6,282
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.84
AFN4,953
|
$144.56
TOP346.16
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
Kabul
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$23.40
AFN1,636
|
$159.64
TOP382.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,462.66
AFN102,268
|
$252.06
TOP603.56
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Kabul
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.93
AFN205
|
$3.36
TOP8.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.27
AFN89
|
$2.94
TOP7.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.63
AFN184
|
$10.29
TOP24.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$8.78
AFN614
|
$31.51
TOP75.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.19
AFN153
|
$42.01
TOP100.59
|
|
pay 7.6% less for clothing
Kabul
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.97
AFN767
|
$4.20
TOP10.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.03
AFN1,121
|
$17.85
TOP42.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$23.77
AFN1,662
|
$21.00
TOP50.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$22.38
AFN1,565
|
$29.41
TOP70.42
|
|
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