Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 4.0 times more expensive than Kabul.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Kabul, you would:
pay 39.7% more for restaurants
|
Kabul
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
AFN139
|
$1.82
LAK39,833
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
AFN347
|
$3.24
LAK70,993
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
AFN25
|
$0.67
LAK14,796
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
AFN12
|
$0.43
LAK9,396
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for groceries
|
Kabul
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.25
AFN17
|
$0.93
LAK20,395
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.87
AFN125
|
$14.08
LAK308,600
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.88
AFN193
|
$6.60
LAK144,656
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.41
AFN94
|
$1.80
LAK39,435
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
AFN100
|
$3.01
LAK65,978
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN17
|
$0.90
LAK19,817
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
AFN24
|
$0.51
LAK11,074
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
AFN25
|
$0.95
LAK20,807
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
AFN16
|
$0.62
LAK13,522
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$0.75
LAK16,475
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN9
|
$0.47
LAK10,297
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
|
Kabul
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
AFN251
|
$5.14
LAK112,637
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.46
AFN566
|
$50.97
LAK1,117,340
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,706.07
AFN448,222
|
$28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.77
AFN653
|
$17.94
LAK393,194
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
|
Kabul
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.31
AFN8,242
|
$13.36
LAK292,967
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$136.58
AFN9,128
|
$863.65
LAK18,931,546
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$93.52
AFN6,251
|
$785.49
LAK17,218,267
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.52
AFN4,780
|
$65.45
LAK1,434,602
|
|
pay 11.0 times more for childcare
|
Kabul
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.45
AFN1,500
|
$342.92
LAK7,516,910
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,385.55
AFN92,608
|
$9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
|
|
pay 84.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kabul
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.85
AFN324
|
$1.00
LAK21,844
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.32
AFN88
|
$1.67
LAK36,599
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
AFN167
|
$1.64
LAK35,978
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$8.66
AFN579
|
$51.00
LAK1,117,900
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.08
AFN139
|
$2.49
LAK54,610
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for clothing
|
Kabul
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.74
AFN718
|
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.14
AFN1,547
|
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.88
AFN2,933
|
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.87
AFN2,130
|
$42.69
LAK935,866
|
|
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