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Nepal vs. Afghanistan Cost of Living Summary

Nepal is 21.2% more expensive than Afghanistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 1.3% more in Nepal
Groceries: pay 45.0% more in Nepal
Transportation: pay 49.8% more in Nepal
Housing: pay 43.5% less in Nepal
Childcare: pay 38.4% more in Nepal
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.0% more in Nepal
Clothing: pay 44.6% more in Nepal

The cost of transportation, groceries, clothing, childcare, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Nepal are more expensive than in Afghanistan.

Nepal vs. Afghanistan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nepal instead of Afghanistan, you would:

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pay 1.3% more for restaurants

	Afghanistan	Nepal
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.44 AFN161	$1.72 NPR248.76	-29.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.89 AFN257	$6.09 NPR878.38	+56.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 AFN30	$0.47 NPR67.57	+3.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.21 AFN14	$0.15 NPR22.22	-25.1%
Average			+1.3%

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pay 45.0% more for groceries

	Afghanistan	Nepal
Bread 1 loaf	$0.20 AFN13	$0.46 NPR66.75	+129.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.26 AFN150	$3.17 NPR458.03	+40.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.59 AFN172	$2.73 NPR394.64	+5.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.53 AFN101	$1.57 NPR226.88	+3.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.65 AFN110	$1.34 NPR194.03	-18.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.26 AFN17	$0.93 NPR134.43	+264.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.41 AFN27	$0.39 NPR55.76	-5.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.34 AFN23	$0.50 NPR71.96	+45.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 AFN16	$0.26 NPR37.80	+9.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.21 AFN14	$0.18 NPR26.40	-13.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 AFN12	$0.25 NPR36.72	+35.1%
Average			+45.0%

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pay 49.8% more for transportation

	Afghanistan	Nepal
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.06 AFN269	$4.54 NPR655.22	+12.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.25 AFN1,076	$11.71 NPR1,689.22	-27.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$9,043.81 AFN599,291	$28,860.29 NPR4,164,795.60	+219.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.12 AFN670	$9.69 NPR1,398.87	-4.2%
Average			+49.8%

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pay 43.5% less for housing

	Afghanistan	Nepal
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$194.20 AFN12,869	$8.21 NPR1,184.59	-95.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$87.87 AFN5,823	$80.01 NPR11,545.64	-9.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$51.69 AFN3,425	$52.43 NPR7,565.69	+1.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$63.00 AFN4,174	$18.56 NPR2,678.40	-70.5%
Average			-43.5%

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pay 38.4% more for childcare

	Afghanistan	Nepal
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$46.37 AFN3,073	$52.04 NPR7,509.19	+12.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,476.83 AFN97,863	$2,428.89 NPR350,509.76	+64.5%
Average			+38.4%

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pay 13.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Afghanistan	Nepal
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.87 AFN323	$2.16 NPR311.05	-55.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.11 AFN73	$1.40 NPR202.34	+26.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.92 AFN127	$2.59 NPR374.47	+35.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$10.12 AFN670	$17.84 NPR2,574.67	+76.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.32 AFN220	$2.74 NPR395.38	-17.5%
Average			+13.0%

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pay 44.6% more for clothing

	Afghanistan	Nepal
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$11.08 AFN734	$20.52 NPR2,960.79	+85.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$17.72 AFN1,174	$24.55 NPR3,543.25	+38.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$33.97 AFN2,251	$41.57 NPR5,999.48	+22.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$23.20 AFN1,537	$30.69 NPR4,428.48	+32.3%
Average			+44.6%

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