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:

pay 54.7% less for restaurants

 
Mexico City
Kabul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $9.93
MX$192.90
$2.63
AFN184
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.45
MX$144.68
$7.31
AFN510
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.08
MX$20.97
$0.38
AFN26

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pay 63.5% less for groceries

 
Mexico City
Kabul
Bread
1 loaf
$2.45
MX$47.64
$0.25
AFN17
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.87
MX$94.56
$1.96
AFN137
Milk (1 gallon) $5.51
MX$107.01
$3.05
AFN212

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pay 8.6% more for transportation

 
Mexico City
Kabul
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.64
MX$90.10
$3.96
AFN276
Monthly public transit pass $17.87
MX$347.23
$8.93
AFN623
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $18,615.02
MX$361,696.31
$7,079.28
AFN493,709

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pay 98.9% more for housing

 
Mexico City
Kabul
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$24.38
MX$473.70
$130.18
AFN9,079
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $893.52
MX$17,361.42
$103.61
AFN7,225
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $544.24
MX$10,574.68
$89.85
AFN6,266

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pay 88.2% less for childcare

 
Mexico City
Kabul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $381.33
MX$7,409.29
$23.40
AFN1,632
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,426.99
MX$163,739.35
$1,462.66
AFN102,006

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pay 44.6% less for entertainment and sports

 
Mexico City
Kabul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.73
MX$53.05
$2.93
AFN204
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.01
MX$58.41
$1.27
AFN88
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.92
MX$76.20
$2.63
AFN184

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pay 72.8% less for clothing

 
Mexico City
Kabul
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$56.36
MX$1,095.01
$10.97
AFN765
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$41.06
MX$797.79
$16.03
AFN1,118
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$91.99
MX$1,787.45
$23.77
AFN1,658

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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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