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Kabul vs. Asmara Cost of Living Summary

Kabul is 32.0% cheaper than Asmara.

Restaurants: pay 65.1% less in Kabul
Groceries: pay 54.7% less in Kabul
Transportation: pay 38.3% less in Kabul
Housing: pay 33.1% less in Kabul
Childcare: pay 18.1% less in Kabul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 64.8% more in Kabul
Clothing: pay 79.4% less in Kabul

Expenses including clothing, restaurants, groceries, transportation, housing, and childcare are lower in Kabul.

Kabul vs. Asmara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kabul instead of Asmara, you would:

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pay 65.1% less for restaurants

	Asmara	Kabul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 ERN180.00	$2.66 AFN173	-77.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.99 ERN89.85	$4.43 AFN288	-26.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.25 ERN18.75	$0.36 AFN23	-71.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 ERN15.00	$0.15 AFN10	-85.2%
Average			-65.1%

Asmara vs. Kabul - Cost of restaurants

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pay 54.7% less for groceries

	Asmara	Kabul
Bread 1 loaf	??	$0.21 AFN14
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.50 ERN22.50	$1.93 AFN126	+29.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.30 ERN79.49	$2.94 AFN191	-44.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.38 ERN65.70	$1.43 AFN93	-67.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$12.17 ERN182.57	$1.57 AFN102	-87.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$5.54 ERN83.16	$0.25 AFN17	-95.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 ERN8.69	$0.36 AFN24	-37.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 ERN13.61	$0.33 AFN22	-63.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ERN7.56	$0.21 AFN14	-58.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 ERN10.43	$0.21 AFN14	-69.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 ERN6.50	$0.20 AFN13	-53.0%
Average			-54.7%

Asmara vs. Kabul - Cost of groceries

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pay 38.3% less for transportation

	Asmara	Kabul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.52 ERN127.76	$3.72 AFN242	-56.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.00 ERN120.00	$10.34 AFN672	+29.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$66,666.00 ERN1000K	$8,122.57 AFN528K	-87.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$7.68 AFN499
Average			-38.3%

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pay 33.1% less for housing

	Asmara	Kabul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$93.04 AFN6,048	-53.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$475.00 ERN7,125.00	$87.13 AFN5,664	-81.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$400.00 ERN6,000.00	$59.07 AFN3,840	-85.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$21.03 ERN315.44	$39.53 AFN2,569	+88.0%
Average			-33.1%

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pay 18.1% less for childcare

	Asmara	Kabul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$25.00 ERN375.00	$18.90 AFN1,229	-24.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,675.00 ERN25,125.00	$1,476.83 AFN95,994	-11.8%
Average			-18.1%

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pay 64.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Asmara	Kabul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.80 ERN12.00	$2.36 AFN154	+195.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.82 ERN12.38	$1.06 AFN69	+28.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$2.66 AFN173
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.00 ERN405.00	$9.16 AFN595	-66.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.10 ERN16.50	$2.22 AFN144	+101.4%
Average			+64.8%

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pay 79.4% less for clothing

	Asmara	Kabul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.50 ERN1,237.50	$9.60 AFN624	-88.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 ERN1,125.00	$17.72 AFN1,152	-76.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$33.97 AFN2,208	-83.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.00 ERN1,425.00	$28.68 AFN1,864	-69.8%
Average			-79.4%

Asmara vs. Kabul - Cost of clothing

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