Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 50.1% more expensive than Nepal.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Nepal, you would:
pay 3.1% less for restaurants
Nepal
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.85
NPR247.16
|
$2.08
AFN149
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.43
NPR857.03
|
$4.08
AFN292
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
NPR63.12
|
$0.46
AFN33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
NPR22.43
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
pay 25.9% less for groceries
Nepal
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
NPR63.35
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.46
NPR460.70
|
$1.90
AFN136
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.89
NPR385.87
|
$2.27
AFN163
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
NPR195.92
|
$1.65
AFN118
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.40
NPR186.72
|
$1.42
AFN102
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
NPR140.81
|
$0.27
AFN19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
NPR56.41
|
$0.37
AFN26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
NPR70.88
|
$0.32
AFN23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
NPR37.02
|
$0.25
AFN18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
NPR26.75
|
$0.20
AFN14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
NPR34.48
|
$0.15
AFN11
|
|
pay 22.9% less for transportation
Nepal
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.93
NPR656.84
|
$3.85
AFN275
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.97
NPR1,995.53
|
$14.64
AFN1,046
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,088.94
NPR4,277,686.37
|
$8,342.32
AFN596,301
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.88
NPR1,450.33
|
$11.58
AFN828
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for housing
Nepal
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.92
NPR1,322.97
|
$179.88
AFN12,858
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$90.65
NPR12,083.76
|
$96.41
AFN6,891
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$66.00
NPR8,798.06
|
$58.93
AFN4,212
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.38
NPR3,916.78
|
$96.91
AFN6,927
|
|
pay 50.9% less for childcare
Nepal
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$69.48
NPR9,261.96
|
$35.24
AFN2,519
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,917.30
NPR388,896.51
|
$1,385.55
AFN99,038
|
|
pay 5.2% less for entertainment and sports
Nepal
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
NPR308.74
|
$4.62
AFN330
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
NPR201.26
|
$1.03
AFN74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
NPR391.14
|
$1.80
AFN129
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.95
NPR3,058.80
|
$10.98
AFN785
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.23
NPR431.08
|
$3.12
AFN223
|
|
pay 26.1% less for clothing
Nepal
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.32
NPR2,975.08
|
$14.45
AFN1,033
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.72
NPR4,762.03
|
$21.98
AFN1,571
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.27
NPR5,635.02
|
$35.82
AFN2,560
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.72
NPR4,361.79
|
$27.74
AFN1,983
|
|
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