Cost of living comparison

Sudan

compared to

Afghanistan

Kabul vs. Khartoum Cost of Living Summary

Kabul is 34.5% cheaper than Khartoum.

Restaurants: pay 17.8% more in Kabul
Groceries: pay 54.0% less in Kabul
Transportation: pay 25.8% more in Kabul
Housing: pay 54.8% less in Kabul
Childcare: pay 73.6% less in Kabul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.8% less in Kabul
Clothing: pay 83.9% more in Kabul

The cost of clothing, transportation, and restaurants in Kabul are more expensive than in Khartoum. Expenses including childcare, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Kabul. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Kabul.

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Kabul vs. Khartoum Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 17.8% more for restaurants

	Khartoum	Kabul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.36 SDG1,418.54	$2.77 AFN180	+17.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.71 SDG1,627.06	$4.62 AFN300	+70.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 SDG308.57	$0.47 AFN31	-7.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 SDG222.64	$0.15 AFN10	-58.4%
Average			+17.8%

Khartoum vs. Kabul - Cost of restaurants

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pay 54.0% less for groceries

	Khartoum	Kabul
Bread 1 loaf	$1.40 SDG842.10	$0.24 AFN16	-82.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$2.19 AFN142
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.13 SDG3,083.40	$3.21 AFN208	-37.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 SDG2,164.24	$1.55 AFN101	-56.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.00 SDG1,204.41	$1.81 AFN118	-9.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.99 SDG1,197.70	$0.32 AFN21	-83.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.45 SDG272.84	$0.40 AFN26	-12.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 SDG423.87	$0.42 AFN27	-40.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 SDG447.82	$0.24 AFN16	-68.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 SDG280.14	$0.28 AFN18	-40.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 SDG211.93	$0.22 AFN15	-36.6%
Average			-54.0%

Khartoum vs. Kabul - Cost of groceries

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pay 25.8% more for transportation

	Khartoum	Kabul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.29 SDG2,581.72	$4.19 AFN272	-2.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$20.77 AFN1,350
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$5,000.00 SDG3M	$8,461.54 AFN550K	+69.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$5.77 AFN375
Average			+25.8%

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pay 54.8% less for housing

	Khartoum	Kabul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.29 SDG19,423.33	$96.92 AFN6,300	+200.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$537.26 SDG323K	$123.08 AFN8,000	-77.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$171.67 SDG103K	$108.80 AFN7,072	-36.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.17 SDG32,585.77	$32.46 AFN2,110	-40.1%
Average			-54.8%

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pay 73.6% less for childcare

	Khartoum	Kabul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.29 SDG67,544.64	$20.26 AFN1,317	-82.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,702.37 SDG2M	$1,046.15 AFN68,000	-61.3%
Average			-73.6%

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pay 19.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Khartoum	Kabul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.38 SDG1,430.34	$2.31 AFN150	-3.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 SDG1,678.29	$1.10 AFN71	-60.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.81 SDG1,088.74	$2.38 AFN155	+31.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$8.00 SDG4,812.00	$11.08 AFN720	+38.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.00 SDG2,406.00	$2.31 AFN150	-42.3%
Average			-19.8%

Khartoum vs. Kabul - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 83.9% more for clothing

	Khartoum	Kabul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$10.64 AFN692
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$8.70 SDG5,233.05	$16.00 AFN1,040	+83.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$57.69 AFN3,750
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$25.08 AFN1,630
Average			+83.9%

Khartoum vs. Kabul - Cost of clothing

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