Cost of living comparison
Tunis is 2.2 times more expensive than Kabul.
If you lived in Tunis instead of Kabul, you would:
pay 48.2% more for restaurants
|
Kabul
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.63
AFN184
|
$3.85
TND12.200
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.31
AFN511
|
$4.81
TND15.260
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
AFN26
|
$0.67
TND2.120
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
AFN12
|
$0.34
TND1.080
|
|
pay 93.6% more for groceries
|
Kabul
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.25
AFN17
|
$0.15
TND0.480
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
AFN137
|
$4.85
TND15.390
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.05
AFN213
|
$1.72
TND5.450
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.48
AFN103
|
$1.55
TND4.920
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
AFN108
|
$2.71
TND8.590
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN17
|
$0.86
TND2.740
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
AFN26
|
$1.86
TND5.900
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
AFN26
|
$0.50
TND1.590
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
AFN16
|
$0.31
TND0.980
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
AFN10
|
$0.28
TND0.880
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
AFN11
|
$0.26
TND0.820
|
|
pay 93.6% more for transportation
|
Kabul
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
AFN277
|
$3.06
TND9.710
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.93
AFN625
|
$11.22
TND35.600
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,079.28
AFN494,977
|
$38,454.35
TND122,043.310
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.07
AFN634
|
$2.60
TND8.240
|
|
pay 28.4% more for housing
|
Kabul
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$130.18
AFN9,102
|
$22.62
TND71.790
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$103.61
AFN7,244
|
$254.97
TND809.200
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$89.85
AFN6,282
|
$174.18
TND552.810
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.84
AFN4,953
|
$39.70
TND126.000
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
|
Kabul
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$23.40
AFN1,636
|
$97.37
TND309.020
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,462.66
AFN102,268
|
$3,244.15
TND10,296.020
|
|
pay 66.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kabul
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.93
AFN205
|
$1.84
TND5.850
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.27
AFN89
|
$0.97
TND3.080
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.63
AFN184
|
$3.20
TND10.170
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$8.78
AFN614
|
$30.98
TND98.310
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.19
AFN153
|
$4.81
TND15.260
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for clothing
|
Kabul
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.97
AFN767
|
$46.18
TND146.560
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.03
AFN1,121
|
$53.28
TND169.090
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$23.77
AFN1,662
|
$92.44
TND293.370
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$22.38
AFN1,565
|
$76.23
TND241.950
|
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