Cost of living comparison
Stockholm is 5.4 times more expensive than Kabul.
If you lived in Stockholm instead of Kabul, you would:
pay 6.6 times more for restaurants
|
Kabul
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.63
AFN179
|
$13.86
SEK152.92
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.31
AFN498
|
$10.16
SEK112.14
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
AFN26
|
$2.56
SEK28.31
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
AFN11
|
$2.13
SEK23.50
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for groceries
|
Kabul
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.25
AFN17
|
$2.66
SEK29.31
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
AFN134
|
$5.29
SEK58.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.05
AFN207
|
$5.43
SEK59.97
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.48
AFN101
|
$3.82
SEK42.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
AFN105
|
$5.15
SEK56.79
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN17
|
$1.38
SEK15.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
AFN25
|
$1.10
SEK12.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
AFN25
|
$1.36
SEK15.04
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
AFN15
|
$1.78
SEK19.66
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
AFN10
|
$0.71
SEK7.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
AFN10
|
$0.79
SEK8.71
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for transportation
|
Kabul
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
AFN270
|
$6.67
SEK73.63
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.93
AFN609
|
$94.22
SEK1,039.88
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,079.28
AFN482,189
|
$28,544.48
SEK315,022.60
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.07
AFN618
|
$27.62
SEK304.83
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for housing
|
Kabul
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$130.18
AFN8,867
|
$33.49
SEK369.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$103.61
AFN7,057
|
$1,542.54
SEK17,023.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$89.85
AFN6,120
|
$965.24
SEK10,652.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.84
AFN4,825
|
$139.65
SEK1,541.19
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
|
Kabul
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$23.40
AFN1,594
|
$144.54
SEK1,595.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,462.66
AFN99,626
|
$5,727.37
SEK63,208.42
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Kabul
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.93
AFN199
|
$7.30
SEK80.54
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.27
AFN86
|
$4.27
SEK47.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.63
AFN179
|
$6.56
SEK72.38
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$8.78
AFN598
|
$39.99
SEK441.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.19
AFN149
|
$15.61
SEK172.29
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for clothing
|
Kabul
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.97
AFN747
|
$90.26
SEK996.18
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.03
AFN1,092
|
$43.14
SEK476.11
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$23.77
AFN1,619
|
$106.21
SEK1,172.14
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$22.38
AFN1,524
|
$174.28
SEK1,923.44
|
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