Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 8.4 times more expensive than Kabul.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Kabul, you would:
pay 6.7 times more for restaurants
|
Kabul
|
Wellington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.63
AFN179
|
$14.93
NZ$25.59
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.31
AFN498
|
$8.96
NZ$15.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
AFN26
|
$2.57
NZ$4.41
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
AFN11
|
$2.15
NZ$3.69
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for groceries
|
Kabul
|
Wellington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.25
AFN17
|
$1.96
NZ$3.36
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
AFN134
|
$4.15
NZ$7.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.05
AFN207
|
$6.98
NZ$11.97
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.48
AFN101
|
$6.84
NZ$11.72
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
AFN105
|
$5.06
NZ$8.67
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN17
|
$1.40
NZ$2.39
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
AFN25
|
$1.09
NZ$1.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
AFN25
|
$1.48
NZ$2.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
AFN15
|
$2.61
NZ$4.47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
AFN10
|
$1.01
NZ$1.74
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
AFN10
|
$0.84
NZ$1.44
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for transportation
|
Kabul
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
AFN270
|
$6.42
NZ$11.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.93
AFN609
|
$127.57
NZ$218.64
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,079.28
AFN482,189
|
$34,339.84
NZ$58,856.56
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.07
AFN618
|
$18.22
NZ$31.22
|
|
pay 7.9 times more for housing
|
Kabul
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$130.18
AFN8,867
|
$54.27
NZ$93.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$103.61
AFN7,057
|
$1,487.35
NZ$2,549.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$89.85
AFN6,120
|
$1,335.17
NZ$2,288.41
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.84
AFN4,825
|
$134.11
NZ$229.85
|
|
pay 22.9 times more for childcare
|
Kabul
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$23.40
AFN1,594
|
$871.44
NZ$1,493.59
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,462.66
AFN99,626
|
$12,649.75
NZ$21,680.97
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Kabul
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.93
AFN199
|
$7.17
NZ$12.28
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.27
AFN86
|
$3.41
NZ$5.85
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.63
AFN179
|
$24.46
NZ$41.92
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$8.78
AFN598
|
$39.85
NZ$68.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.19
AFN149
|
$12.24
NZ$20.98
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for clothing
|
Kabul
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.97
AFN747
|
$75.78
NZ$129.88
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.03
AFN1,092
|
$55.09
NZ$94.43
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$23.77
AFN1,619
|
$119.44
NZ$204.72
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$22.38
AFN1,524
|
$129.60
NZ$222.12
|
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