Cost of living comparison
Nepal is 32.9% more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Nepal instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 37.6% more for restaurants
Afghanistan
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.74
AFN126
|
$2.37
NPR314.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.49
AFN252
|
$6.33
NPR842.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
AFN22
|
$0.41
NPR54.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
AFN12
|
$0.17
NPR22.51
|
|
pay 49.1% more for groceries
Afghanistan
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
$0.46
NPR60.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
AFN123
|
$3.00
NPR399.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
AFN172
|
$2.75
NPR366.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
$1.40
NPR186.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.13
AFN82
|
$1.31
NPR174.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
AFN22
|
$0.87
NPR115.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
AFN30
|
$0.39
NPR52.10
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
AFN41
|
$0.51
NPR68.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
AFN14
|
$0.25
NPR33.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$0.20
NPR26.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
AFN8
|
$0.25
NPR32.66
|
|
pay 94.8% more for transportation
Afghanistan
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AFN246
|
$3.88
NPR517.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.46
AFN755
|
$11.23
NPR1,494.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,973.68
AFN503,146
|
$31,125.72
NPR4,144,356.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.81
AFN419
|
$6.50
NPR865.85
|
|
pay 40.2% less for housing
Afghanistan
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$610.20
AFN44,025
|
$13.59
NPR1,809.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$97.47
AFN7,033
|
$83.37
NPR11,100.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$68.91
AFN4,972
|
$55.78
NPR7,426.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.69
AFN1,709
|
$16.71
NPR2,225.46
|
|
pay 56.2% more for childcare
Afghanistan
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.03
AFN2,166
|
$58.29
NPR7,761.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,534.21
AFN110,692
|
$1,816.14
NPR241,816.89
|
|
pay 25.7% more for entertainment and sports
Afghanistan
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
AFN168
|
$2.00
NPR266.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.16
AFN84
|
$1.34
NPR178.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
AFN138
|
$2.26
NPR300.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.59
AFN908
|
$26.60
NPR3,541.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.62
AFN189
|
$2.58
NPR343.20
|
|
pay 7.0% more for clothing
Afghanistan
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.66
AFN1,202
|
$15.63
NPR2,081.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.85
AFN1,143
|
$20.34
NPR2,707.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.38
AFN2,264
|
$38.52
NPR5,128.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.90
AFN2,446
|
$28.13
NPR3,744.98
|
|
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