Cost of Living in Kabul

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Restaurants
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Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant 150.00 AFN 100.00-250.00
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course 800.00 AFN 500.00-2,000.00
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) 375.00 AFN 250.00-500.00
Domestic Non-Alcoholic Beer (1 pint draught) 350.00 AFN 200.00-500.00
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (12 oz small bottle) 120.00 AFN
Cappuccino (regular) 95.00 AFN 30.00-150.00
Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle) 27.50 AFN 20.00-50.00
Water (12 oz small bottle) 13.33 AFN 10.00-20.00
Markets
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Milk (regular), (1 gallon) 208.20 AFN 151.42-246.05
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) 16.69 AFN 9.07-54.43
Rice (white), (1 lb) 54.43 AFN 18.14-68.04
Eggs (regular) (12) 102.00 AFN 84.00-108.00
Local Cheese (1 lb) 122.47 AFN 90.72-158.76
Chicken Fillets (1 lb) 107.73 AFN 77.11-136.08
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) 206.38 AFN 145.15-226.80
Apples (1 lb) 18.14 AFN 11.34-49.90
Banana (1 lb) 26.08 AFN 18.14-31.75
Oranges (1 lb) 27.22 AFN 13.61-54.43
Tomato (1 lb) 16.78 AFN 9.07-36.29
Potato (1 lb) 10.43 AFN 6.80-15.88
Onion (1 lb) 9.98 AFN 6.80-13.61
Lettuce (1 head) 25.00 AFN 10.00-50.00
Water (1.5 liter bottle) 25.00 AFN 20.00-30.00
Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range) 250.00 AFN
Domestic Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) 65.00 AFN 50.00-80.00
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (12 oz small bottle) 180.00 AFN
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) 180.00 AFN 90.00-280.00
Transportation
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One-way Ticket (Local Transport) 25.00 AFN 20.00-30.00
Monthly Pass (Regular Price) 610.87 AFN 500.00-3,000.00
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) 65.00 AFN 30.00-100.00
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) 128.75 AFN 80.47-160.93
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) 87.90 AFN
Gasoline (1 gallon) 270.66 AFN 246.05-283.91
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) 484,000.00 AFN
Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) ?
Utilities (Monthly)
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Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment 6,750.00 AFN 1,500.00-12,000.00
Mobile Phone Monthly Plan with Calls and 10GB+ Data 1,032.67 AFN 900.00-1,099.00
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) 8,900.00 AFN 600.00-20,000.00
Sports And Leisure
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Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult 625.00 AFN 400.00-1,000.00
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) 366.67 AFN 200.00-600.00
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat 150.00 AFN 100.00-189.65
Childcare
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Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child 1,620.00 AFN 1,200.00-4,000.00
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child 100,000.00 AFN 80,000.00-120,000.00
Clothing And Shoes
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1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) 775.00 AFN 250.00-2,000.00
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) 1,670.00 AFN 400.00-3,000.00
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) 3,166.67 AFN 1,000.00-5,000.00
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes 2,300.00 AFN 1,000.00-4,000.00
Rent Per Month
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Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre 9,857.14 AFN 5,500.00-15,000.00
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre 6,750.00 AFN 4,000.00-10,000.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre 18,500.00 AFN 12,000.00-30,000.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre 12,125.00 AFN 10,000.00-15,000.00
Buy Apartment Price
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Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre 2,858.04 AFN 1,858.05-6,499.95
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre 1,741.92 AFN 929.02-2,787.07
Salaries And Financing
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Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) 12,875.00 AFN
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate 14.25 10.00-25.00

Prices in Kabul

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Last update: December 2023
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1 Comments so far
Anonymous on Aug 31, 2021:
India must recognizes Kashmir as a part of Pakistan or as an independent country before establishing relationship with Taliban.
Or else Kashmir should be the first target for Taliban to liberate from the illegal occupation of India since the end of WW2.