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Kabul vs. Khartoum Cost of Living Summary

Kabul is 40.7% cheaper than Khartoum.

Restaurants: pay 53.0% less in Kabul
Groceries: pay 63.6% less in Kabul
Transportation: pay 29.6% less in Kabul
Housing: pay 33.1% less in Kabul
Childcare: pay 51.9% less in Kabul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.0% less in Kabul
Clothing: pay 39.6% less in Kabul

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

Kabul vs. Khartoum Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 53.0% less for restaurants

	Khartoum	Kabul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 SDG4,511.25	$2.66 AFN166	-64.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.50 SDG4,511.25	$4.43 AFN277	-40.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 SDG365.59	$0.36 AFN22	-41.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 SDG255.54	$0.15 AFN9	-65.2%
Average			-53.0%

Khartoum vs. Kabul - Cost of restaurants

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pay 63.6% less for groceries

	Khartoum	Kabul
Bread 1 loaf	$1.35 SDG812.06	$0.21 AFN13	-84.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.23 SDG4,351.00	$1.93 AFN121	-73.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.13 SDG3,687.65	$2.94 AFN184	-52.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.85 SDG1,716.50	$1.43 AFN89	-50.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 SDG1,773.57	$1.57 AFN98	-46.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.24 SDG1,345.11	$0.25 AFN16	-88.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 SDG341.97	$0.36 AFN23	-36.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.15 SDG691.83	$0.33 AFN21	-70.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 SDG510.40	$0.21 AFN13	-75.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 SDG360.22	$0.21 AFN13	-64.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 SDG286.09	$0.20 AFN13	-57.2%
Average			-63.6%

Khartoum vs. Kabul - Cost of groceries

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pay 29.6% less for transportation

	Khartoum	Kabul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.03 SDG3,025.12	$3.72 AFN233	-26.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$10.34 AFN646
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$8,122.57 AFN508K
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.52 SDG6,929.49	$7.68 AFN480	-33.3%
Average			-29.6%

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pay 33.1% less for housing

	Khartoum	Kabul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.15 SDG42,193.66	$93.04 AFN5,815	+32.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$613.36 SDG369K	$87.13 AFN5,446	-85.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$290.18 SDG175K	$59.07 AFN3,692	-79.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.45 SDG23,729.50	$39.53 AFN2,470	+0.2%
Average			-33.1%

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pay 51.9% less for childcare

	Khartoum	Kabul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$90.25 SDG54,286.37	$18.90 AFN1,181	-79.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,960.95 SDG1M	$1,476.83 AFN92,302	-24.7%
Average			-51.9%

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pay 14.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Khartoum	Kabul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SDG1,203.00	$2.36 AFN148	+18.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.05 SDG1,231.10	$1.06 AFN66	-48.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.50 SDG902.25	$2.66 AFN166	+77.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.33 SDG20,050.00	$9.16 AFN572	-72.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.00 SDG2,406.00	$2.22 AFN138	-44.6%
Average			-14.0%

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pay 39.6% less for clothing

	Khartoum	Kabul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.83 SDG8,922.58	$9.60 AFN600	-35.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$17.72 AFN1,108
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.00 SDG33,082.50	$33.97 AFN2,123	-38.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.50 SDG31,578.75	$28.68 AFN1,792	-45.4%
Average			-39.6%

Khartoum vs. Kabul - Cost of clothing

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