Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 71.3% more expensive than Nepal.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Nepal, you would:
pay 14.5% more for restaurants
|
Nepal
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.57
NPR212.85
|
$2.34
AFN164
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.71
NPR907.80
|
$4.88
AFN341
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
NPR56.22
|
$0.48
AFN33
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
NPR21.30
|
$0.19
AFN13
|
|
pay 19.8% less for groceries
|
Nepal
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
NPR62.87
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.21
NPR433.94
|
$1.99
AFN139
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.81
NPR380.42
|
$2.40
AFN168
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.50
NPR202.97
|
$1.73
AFN121
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.41
NPR191.25
|
$1.49
AFN104
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
NPR133.47
|
$0.28
AFN19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
NPR54.57
|
$0.38
AFN27
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
NPR64.35
|
$0.33
AFN23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
NPR36.11
|
$0.25
AFN18
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
NPR25.04
|
$0.21
AFN14
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
NPR35.30
|
$0.16
AFN11
|
|
pay 15.6% less for transportation
|
Nepal
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
NPR655.14
|
$4.06
AFN284
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.93
NPR2,155.95
|
$15.44
AFN1,079
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,847.90
NPR4,176,203.15
|
$8,439.56
AFN589,866
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.11
NPR1,233.00
|
$11.80
AFN825
|
|
pay 6.9 times more for housing
|
Nepal
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.30
NPR1,258.87
|
$189.66
AFN13,256
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$83.84
NPR11,350.69
|
$88.17
AFN6,162
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$52.73
NPR7,138.73
|
$59.20
AFN4,138
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.72
NPR2,805.36
|
$100.63
AFN7,033
|
|
pay 38.4% less for childcare
|
Nepal
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.59
NPR6,983.63
|
$37.05
AFN2,590
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,839.32
NPR384,387.93
|
$1,462.66
AFN102,230
|
|
pay 0.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Nepal
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.21
NPR298.59
|
$4.14
AFN290
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.57
NPR212.05
|
$1.05
AFN73
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.90
NPR393.25
|
$1.90
AFN133
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.62
NPR2,250.57
|
$11.46
AFN801
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.96
NPR400.28
|
$3.29
AFN230
|
|
pay 27.4% less for clothing
|
Nepal
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.36
NPR2,891.98
|
$15.11
AFN1,056
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.01
NPR3,656.54
|
$18.99
AFN1,327
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.30
NPR5,455.80
|
$26.51
AFN1,853
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.56
NPR4,137.28
|
$25.50
AFN1,782
|
|
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