Price Check

As an addendum to the previous post, here are some selected price quotes for Kabul (mostly from Finest, unless otherwise noted):

4 Chinese White Pears (these are arguably the greatest fruit ever - they're shaped like apples and taste like a cross between pears and apples): $2.89 total.
1 jar of peanut butter: $5.56
1 box of Honey Nut Cheerios: $6.67
1 "loaf" of bread from local bakery (2/3 of a "loaf" is about sufficient for breakfast): $0.22
1 can tuna fish: $3.34
1 pirated English-language DVD: $1.56
24 cans of low-quality Danish beer (roughly equivalent to a Heineken; the liquor delivery man only has one kind of beer and only sells it by the case): $90
3 liters orange juice and 1.5 liters of Sprite (from local corner store): $4.89 total
2.2 pounds fresh cheese from local store: $5.33
1 Pashto textbook (minus the audio CD that is supposed to be included): $40
1 standard-issue cell phone (minutes bought separately): $27
"Import tax" on a package containing a sleeping bag and some small household sundries: $25
"Import tax" on the same package, had "value of contents less than $100" been written on the outside: $0

There are some things money can't buy.* Etc.

*Consistent electricity being at the top of the list.