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Kabul vs. Kinshasa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kabul instead of Kinshasa, you would:

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pay (unknown) more for restaurants

	Kinshasa	Kabul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	??	$2.63 AFN188
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$7.31 AFN522
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	??	$0.38 AFN27
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	??	$0.17 AFN12

Kinshasa vs. Kabul - Cost of restaurants

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

	Kinshasa	Kabul
Bread 1 loaf	??	$0.25 AFN18
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$1.96 AFN140
Milk (1 gallon)	??	$3.05 AFN217
Eggs 1 dozen	??	$1.48 AFN106
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$1.54 AFN110
Apples (1 lb)	??	$0.25 AFN18
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.36 AFN26
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$0.37 AFN27
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.23 AFN16
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.15 AFN11
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.15 AFN11

Kinshasa vs. Kabul - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	Kinshasa	Kabul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$3.96 AFN283
Monthly public transit pass	??	$8.93 AFN638
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$7,079.28 AFN505,589
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$9.07 AFN648

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pay (unknown) more for housing

	Kinshasa	Kabul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$130.18 AFN9,297
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$103.61 AFN7,399
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$89.85 AFN6,417
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$70.84 AFN5,059

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Kinshasa	Kabul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$23.40 AFN1,671
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$1,462.66 AFN104,461

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

	Kinshasa	Kabul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	??	$2.93 AFN209
Cappuccino in mid-range area	??	$1.27 AFN91
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$2.63 AFN188
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$8.78 AFN627
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$2.19 AFN157

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Kinshasa	Kabul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$10.97 AFN783
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$16.03 AFN1,145
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$23.77 AFN1,697
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$22.38 AFN1,598

Kinshasa vs. Kabul - Cost of clothing

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