Cost of living comparison
Nepal is 26.0% more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Nepal instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 6.5% less for restaurants
|
Afghanistan
|
Nepal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.34
AFN164
|
$1.57
NPR213.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
AFN341
|
$6.71
NPR908.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
AFN33
|
$0.42
NPR56.27
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
AFN13
|
$0.16
NPR21.32
|
|
pay 46.3% more for groceries
|
Afghanistan
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
$0.46
NPR62.92
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.99
AFN139
|
$3.21
NPR434.27
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.40
AFN168
|
$2.81
NPR380.70
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
AFN121
|
$1.50
NPR203.12
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
AFN104
|
$1.41
NPR191.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.28
AFN19
|
$0.99
NPR133.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
AFN27
|
$0.40
NPR54.61
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.33
AFN23
|
$0.48
NPR64.40
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN18
|
$0.27
NPR36.14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
AFN14
|
$0.18
NPR25.06
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.16
AFN11
|
$0.26
NPR35.33
|
|
pay 66.3% more for transportation
|
Afghanistan
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.06
AFN284
|
$4.84
NPR655.62
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.44
AFN1,079
|
$15.93
NPR2,157.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,439.56
AFN590,086
|
$30,847.90
NPR4,179,302.29
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.80
AFN825
|
$9.11
NPR1,233.92
|
|
pay 47.6% less for housing
|
Afghanistan
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$189.66
AFN13,261
|
$9.30
NPR1,259.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$88.17
AFN6,164
|
$83.84
NPR11,359.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$59.20
AFN4,139
|
$52.73
NPR7,144.03
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.63
AFN7,036
|
$20.72
NPR2,807.44
|
|
pay 66.7% more for childcare
|
Afghanistan
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$37.05
AFN2,591
|
$51.59
NPR6,988.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,462.66
AFN102,268
|
$2,839.32
NPR384,673.18
|
|
pay 18.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Afghanistan
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.14
AFN290
|
$2.21
NPR298.81
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.05
AFN73
|
$1.57
NPR212.21
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
AFN133
|
$2.90
NPR393.54
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.46
AFN801
|
$16.62
NPR2,252.24
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.29
AFN230
|
$2.96
NPR400.58
|
|
pay 38.9% more for clothing
|
Afghanistan
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.11
AFN1,057
|
$21.36
NPR2,894.13
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.99
AFN1,327
|
$27.01
NPR3,659.25
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.51
AFN1,854
|
$40.30
NPR5,459.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.50
AFN1,783
|
$30.56
NPR4,140.35
|
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