Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 5.5 times more expensive than Kabul.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Kabul, you would:
pay 5.1 times more for restaurants
Kabul
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.63
AFN184
|
$9.90
PLN40.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.31
AFN511
|
$8.66
PLN35.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
AFN26
|
$1.79
PLN7.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
AFN12
|
$1.79
PLN7.31
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Kabul
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.25
AFN17
|
$1.09
PLN4.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
AFN137
|
$4.36
PLN17.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.05
AFN213
|
$3.80
PLN15.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.48
AFN103
|
$3.02
PLN12.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
AFN108
|
$2.54
PLN10.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN17
|
$0.45
PLN1.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
AFN26
|
$0.75
PLN3.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
AFN26
|
$0.82
PLN3.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
AFN16
|
$1.39
PLN5.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
AFN10
|
$0.41
PLN1.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
AFN11
|
$0.47
PLN1.91
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Kabul
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
AFN277
|
$6.20
PLN25.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.93
AFN625
|
$27.22
PLN111.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,079.28
AFN494,977
|
$30,732.76
PLN125,614.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.07
AFN634
|
$7.92
PLN32.37
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for housing
Kabul
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$130.18
AFN9,102
|
$17.20
PLN70.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$103.61
AFN7,244
|
$1,070.18
PLN4,374.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$89.85
AFN6,282
|
$832.44
PLN3,402.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.84
AFN4,953
|
$224.46
PLN917.44
|
|
pay 15.2 times more for childcare
Kabul
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$23.40
AFN1,636
|
$507.82
PLN2,075.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,462.66
AFN102,268
|
$12,579.90
PLN51,417.99
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Kabul
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.93
AFN205
|
$3.71
PLN15.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.27
AFN89
|
$3.66
PLN14.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.63
AFN184
|
$4.76
PLN19.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$8.78
AFN614
|
$42.25
PLN172.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.19
AFN153
|
$8.66
PLN35.40
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for clothing
Kabul
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.97
AFN767
|
$89.45
PLN365.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.03
AFN1,121
|
$41.56
PLN169.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$23.77
AFN1,662
|
$88.32
PLN361.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$22.38
AFN1,565
|
$102.18
PLN417.62
|
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