Cost of living comparison
Kabul is 56.4% cheaper than Ljubljana.
- Restaurants
-
pay 68.9% less in Kabul
- Groceries
-
pay 67.4% less in Kabul
- Transportation
-
pay 51.9% less in Kabul
- Housing
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pay 11.9% more in Kabul
- Childcare
-
pay 89.1% less in Kabul
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 52.1% less in Kabul
- Clothing
-
pay 77.3% less in Kabul
Expenses including childcare, clothing, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Kabul.
If you lived in Kabul instead of Ljubljana, you would:
pay 68.9% less for restaurants
|
Ljubljana
|
Kabul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
€13.17
|
$2.63
AFN190
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.57
€7.53
|
$7.31
AFN527
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.91
€2.55
|
$0.38
AFN27
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
€1.68
|
$0.17
AFN12
|
|
pay 67.4% less for groceries
|
Ljubljana
|
Kabul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
€1.62
|
$0.25
AFN18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€5.72
|
$1.96
AFN141
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
€4.50
|
$3.05
AFN219
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
€3.06
|
$1.48
AFN107
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.94
€4.34
|
$1.54
AFN111
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.77
|
$0.25
AFN18
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.68
|
$0.36
AFN26
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.82
|
$0.37
AFN27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.31
|
$0.23
AFN16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.46
|
$0.15
AFN11
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.58
|
$0.15
AFN11
|
|
pay 51.9% less for transportation
|
Ljubljana
|
Kabul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.03
€5.29
|
$3.96
AFN285
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.66
€34.81
|
$8.93
AFN643
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,865.84
€24,457.85
|
$7,079.28
AFN509,708
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.49
€10.08
|
$9.07
AFN653
|
|
pay 11.9% more for housing
|
Ljubljana
|
Kabul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.52
€29.42
|
$130.18
AFN9,373
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$942.82
€827.51
|
$103.61
AFN7,460
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$774.26
€679.56
|
$89.85
AFN6,469
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.52
€168.98
|
$70.84
AFN5,100
|
|
pay 89.1% less for childcare
|
Ljubljana
|
Kabul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$485.78
€426.37
|
$23.40
AFN1,685
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,574.10
€7,525.49
|
$1,462.66
AFN105,312
|
|
pay 52.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ljubljana
|
Kabul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
€2.82
|
$2.93
AFN211
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
€2.03
|
$1.27
AFN91
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.36
€4.70
|
$2.63
AFN190
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.17
€40.52
|
$8.78
AFN632
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.57
€7.53
|
$2.19
AFN158
|
|
pay 77.3% less for clothing
|
Ljubljana
|
Kabul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.79
€77.93
|
$10.97
AFN790
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.55
€37.35
|
$16.03
AFN1,154
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.31
€90.67
|
$23.77
AFN1,711
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.18
€111.63
|
$22.38
AFN1,611
|
|
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