Cost of living comparison

 Lisbon, Portugal
compared to
 Kabul, Afghanistan
Kabul vs. Lisbon Cost of Living Summary
Kabul vs. Lisbon Cost Breakdown

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

pay 68.1% less for restaurants

 
Lisbon
Kabul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $13.66
€11.60
$2.63
AFN184
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.65
€8.19
$7.31
AFN511
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.86
€1.58
$0.38
AFN26

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pay 63.6% less for groceries

 
Lisbon
Kabul
Bread
1 loaf
$1.48
€1.26
$0.25
AFN17
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.58
€4.74
$1.96
AFN137
Milk (1 gallon) $3.87
€3.29
$3.05
AFN213

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pay 52.6% less for transportation

 
Lisbon
Kabul
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.21
€6.12
$3.96
AFN277
Monthly public transit pass $42.87
€36.40
$8.93
AFN624
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,152.89
€27,297.55
$7,079.28
AFN494,463

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pay 2.1% more for housing

 
Lisbon
Kabul
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$39.90
€33.87
$130.18
AFN9,092
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,514.21
€1,285.55
$103.61
AFN7,236
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,070.61
€908.94
$89.85
AFN6,276

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pay 93.2% less for childcare

 
Lisbon
Kabul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $576.40
€489.36
$23.40
AFN1,635
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $15,251.75
€12,948.62
$1,462.66
AFN102,162

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pay 54.0% less for entertainment and sports

 
Lisbon
Kabul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.22
€2.73
$2.93
AFN204
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.61
€2.21
$1.27
AFN89
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.00
€5.10
$2.63
AFN184

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pay 73.8% less for clothing

 
Lisbon
Kabul
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$86.58
€73.50
$10.97
AFN766
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$37.63
€31.94
$16.03
AFN1,120
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$82.49
€70.03
$23.77
AFN1,660

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