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Kabul vs. Suva Cost of Living Summary

Kabul is 35.0% cheaper than Suva.

Restaurants: pay 48.1% less in Kabul
Groceries: pay 65.0% less in Kabul
Transportation: pay 10.6% less in Kabul
Housing: pay 72.2% more in Kabul
Childcare: pay 88.2% less in Kabul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.0% less in Kabul
Clothing: pay 56.5% less in Kabul

Expenses including childcare, groceries, clothing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Kabul.

Kabul vs. Suva Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 48.1% less for restaurants

	Suva	Kabul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.91 FJD11.29	$2.63 AFN191	-46.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.70 FJD15.39	$7.31 AFN530	+9.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.40 FJD3.21	$0.38 AFN27	-73.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 FJD2.14	$0.17 AFN12	-82.0%
Average			-48.1%

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pay 65.0% less for groceries

	Suva	Kabul
Bread 1 loaf	$0.49 FJD1.13	$0.25 AFN18	-49.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.42 FJD14.74	$1.96 AFN142	-69.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.72 FJD10.83	$3.05 AFN221	-35.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.08 FJD7.08	$1.48 AFN107	-52.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.19 FJD7.33	$1.54 AFN112	-51.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.31 FJD3.01	$0.25 AFN18	-81.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 FJD2.40	$0.36 AFN26	-65.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.82 FJD4.18	$0.37 AFN27	-79.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.46 FJD3.35	$0.23 AFN16	-84.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 FJD1.39	$0.15 AFN11	-75.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 FJD1.22	$0.15 AFN11	-71.4%
Average			-65.0%

Suva vs. Kabul - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.6% less for transportation

	Suva	Kabul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.99 FJD11.45	$3.96 AFN287	-20.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.34 FJD51.31	$8.93 AFN648	-60.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,105.44 FJD46,178.18	$7,079.28 AFN513,248	-64.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.47 FJD10.26	$9.07 AFN657	+103.0%
Average			-10.6%

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pay 72.2% more for housing

	Suva	Kabul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.92 FJD64.14	$130.18 AFN9,438	+366.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$744.65 FJD1,710.30	$103.61 AFN7,511	-86.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$312.75 FJD718.33	$89.85 AFN6,514	-71.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.39 FJD90.46	$70.84 AFN5,136	+79.9%
Average			+72.2%

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pay 88.2% less for childcare

	Suva	Kabul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$226.74 FJD520.79	$23.40 AFN1,697	-89.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,946.30 FJD25,141.45	$1,462.66 AFN106,043	-86.6%
Average			-88.2%

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pay 49.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Suva	Kabul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.68 FJD6.16	$2.93 AFN212	+9.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.21 FJD7.37	$1.27 AFN92	-60.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.83 FJD22.58	$2.63 AFN191	-73.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.92 FJD66.42	$8.78 AFN636	-69.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.47 FJD10.26	$2.19 AFN159	-50.9%
Average			-49.0%

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pay 56.5% less for clothing

	Suva	Kabul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.91 FJD59.52	$10.97 AFN795	-57.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.25 FJD62.60	$16.03 AFN1,162	-41.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$65.38 FJD150.16	$23.77 AFN1,723	-63.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.48 FJD141.20	$22.38 AFN1,622	-63.6%
Average			-56.5%

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