Cost of living comparison

Warsaw, Poland

compared to

Kabul vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Kabul is 40.5% cheaper than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 64.7% less in Kabul
Groceries: pay 55.3% less in Kabul
Transportation: pay 41.5% less in Kabul
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Kabul
Childcare: pay 91.9% less in Kabul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 57.0% less in Kabul
Clothing: pay 75.1% less in Kabul

Expenses including childcare, clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation are lower in Kabul. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Kabul.

Kabul vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 64.7% less for restaurants

	Warsaw	Kabul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.90 PLN37.85	$2.63 AFN186	-73.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.66 PLN33.12	$7.31 AFN516	-15.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 PLN6.86	$0.38 AFN27	-79.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 PLN6.84	$0.17 AFN12	-90.7%
Average			-64.7%

Warsaw vs. Kabul - Cost of restaurants

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pay 55.3% less for groceries

	Warsaw	Kabul
Bread 1 loaf	$1.09 PLN4.16	$0.25 AFN18	-77.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.36 PLN16.67	$1.96 AFN138	-55.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.80 PLN14.52	$3.05 AFN215	-19.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.02 PLN11.56	$1.48 AFN104	-51.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 PLN9.71	$1.54 AFN109	-39.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 PLN1.73	$0.25 AFN18	-45.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 PLN2.86	$0.36 AFN26	-51.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 PLN3.14	$0.37 AFN26	-54.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 PLN5.30	$0.23 AFN16	-83.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.59	$0.15 AFN11	-64.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 PLN1.79	$0.15 AFN11	-67.6%
Average			-55.3%

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pay 41.5% less for transportation

	Warsaw	Kabul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.20 PLN23.71	$3.96 AFN279	-36.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.22 PLN104.10	$8.93 AFN630	-67.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,732.76 PLN117,529.74	$7,079.28 AFN499,090	-77.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.92 PLN30.28	$9.07 AFN639	+14.5%
Average			-41.5%

Warsaw vs. Kabul - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Warsaw	Kabul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.20 PLN65.76	$130.18 AFN9,177	+657.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,070.18 PLN4,092.65	$103.61 AFN7,304	-90.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$832.44 PLN3,183.44	$89.85 AFN6,334	-89.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$224.46 PLN858.39	$70.84 AFN4,994	-68.4%
Average			+102.3%

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pay 91.9% less for childcare

	Warsaw	Kabul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$507.82 PLN1,942.04	$23.40 AFN1,650	-95.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,579.90 PLN48,108.67	$1,462.66 AFN103,118	-88.4%
Average			-91.9%

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pay 57.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Kabul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.71 PLN14.19	$2.93 AFN206	-21.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.66 PLN14.00	$1.27 AFN89	-65.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.76 PLN18.22	$2.63 AFN186	-44.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.25 PLN161.57	$8.78 AFN619	-79.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.66 PLN33.12	$2.19 AFN155	-74.7%
Average			-57.0%

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pay 75.1% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Kabul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.45 PLN342.08	$10.97 AFN773	-87.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.56 PLN158.92	$16.03 AFN1,130	-61.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.32 PLN337.77	$23.77 AFN1,676	-73.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.18 PLN390.74	$22.38 AFN1,578	-78.1%
Average			-75.1%

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