Cost of living comparison

Mexico City, Mexico

compared to

Kabul, Afghanistan

Kabul vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Kabul is 30.9% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 54.7% less in Kabul
Groceries: pay 63.5% less in Kabul
Transportation: pay 8.6% more in Kabul
Housing: pay 98.9% more in Kabul
Childcare: pay 88.2% less in Kabul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.6% less in Kabul
Clothing: pay 72.8% less in Kabul

The cost of housing and transportation in Kabul are more expensive than in Mexico City. Expenses including childcare, clothing, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Kabul. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Kabul.

Kabul vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kabul instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 54.7% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Kabul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.93 MX$188.24	$2.63 AFN186	-73.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 MX$141.18	$7.31 AFN516	-1.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 MX$20.46	$0.38 AFN27	-65.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 MX$14.65	$0.17 AFN12	-78.4%
Average			-54.7%

Mexico City vs. Kabul - Cost of restaurants

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pay 63.5% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Kabul
Bread 1 loaf	$2.45 MX$46.49	$0.25 AFN18	-89.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.87 MX$92.27	$1.96 AFN138	-59.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.51 MX$104.42	$3.05 AFN215	-44.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 MX$41.38	$1.48 AFN104	-32.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.57 MX$67.70	$1.54 AFN109	-56.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 MX$23.16	$0.25 AFN18	-79.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 MX$12.69	$0.36 AFN26	-45.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$15.15	$0.37 AFN26	-53.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$15.69	$0.23 AFN16	-72.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 MX$16.13	$0.15 AFN11	-82.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$15.69	$0.15 AFN11	-81.7%
Average			-63.5%

Mexico City vs. Kabul - Cost of groceries

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pay 8.6% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Kabul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.64 MX$87.92	$3.96 AFN279	-14.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.87 MX$338.84	$8.93 AFN630	-50.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,615.02 MX$352,957.49	$7,079.28 AFN499,090	-62.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.47 MX$65.89	$9.07 AFN639	+161.0%
Average			+8.6%

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pay 98.9% more for housing

	Mexico City	Kabul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.38 MX$462.25	$130.18 AFN9,177	+434.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$893.52 MX$16,941.96	$103.61 AFN7,304	-88.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$544.24 MX$10,319.19	$89.85 AFN6,334	-83.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.31 MX$574.73	$70.84 AFN4,994	+133.7%
Average			+98.9%

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pay 88.2% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Kabul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$381.33 MX$7,230.28	$23.40 AFN1,650	-93.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,426.99 MX$159,783.30	$1,462.66 AFN103,118	-82.6%
Average			-88.2%

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pay 44.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Kabul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 MX$51.77	$2.93 AFN206	+7.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.01 MX$57.00	$1.27 AFN89	-57.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 MX$74.36	$2.63 AFN186	-32.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.69 MX$1,017.96	$8.78 AFN619	-83.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.96 MX$94.12	$2.19 AFN155	-55.8%
Average			-44.6%

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pay 72.8% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Kabul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.36 MX$1,068.55	$10.97 AFN773	-80.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.06 MX$778.52	$16.03 AFN1,130	-61.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.99 MX$1,744.26	$23.77 AFN1,676	-74.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.93 MX$1,743.06	$22.38 AFN1,578	-75.7%
Average			-72.8%

Mexico City vs. Kabul - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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