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Mazar-e-sharif vs. London Cost of Living Summary

Mazar-e-sharif is 56.0% cheaper than London.

Restaurants: pay 82.5% less in Mazar-e-sharif
Groceries: pay 70.3% less in Mazar-e-sharif
Transportation: pay 65.8% less in Mazar-e-sharif
Housing: pay 82.1% more in Mazar-e-sharif
Childcare: pay 97.0% less in Mazar-e-sharif
Entertainment and Sports: pay 69.7% less in Mazar-e-sharif
Clothing: pay 89.1% less in Mazar-e-sharif

Expenses including childcare, clothing, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Mazar-e-sharif. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Mazar-e-sharif.

Mazar-e-sharif vs. London Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mazar-e-sharif instead of London, you would:

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pay 82.5% less for restaurants

	London	Mazar-e-sharif
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.73 £19.82	$2.22 AFN138	-91.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.02 £8.18	$3.34 AFN209	-69.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.12 £2.32	$0.55 AFN34	-82.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 £1.43	$0.26 AFN16	-86.3%
Average			-82.5%

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pay 70.3% less for groceries

	London	Mazar-e-sharif
Bread 1 loaf	$2.16 £1.60	$0.19 AFN12	-91.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 £4.11	$2.58 AFN162	-53.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.58 £4.88	$2.24 AFN140	-66.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.02 £3.72	$1.62 AFN102	-67.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.95 £2.93	$1.74 AFN109	-55.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.53 £1.13	$0.26 AFN16	-83.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.62	$0.45 AFN28	-45.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.07	$0.35 AFN22	-75.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 £1.22	$0.27 AFN17	-83.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 £0.56	$0.21 AFN13	-72.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.62	$0.17 AFN11	-79.2%
Average			-70.3%

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pay 65.8% less for transportation

	London	Mazar-e-sharif
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.12 £5.28	$4.39 AFN274	-38.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$240.54 £178.41	$22.15 AFN1,385	-90.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,798.76 £28,034.39	$9,965.05 AFN623K	-73.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.75 £23.55	$12.55 AFN785	-60.5%
Average			-65.8%

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pay 82.1% more for housing

	London	Mazar-e-sharif
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.83 £31.77	$295.37 AFN18,460	+589.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,083.09 £2,286.65	$88.61 AFN5,538	-97.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,340.14 £1,735.62	$44.30 AFN2,769	-98.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$255.85 £189.76	$86.47 AFN5,404	-66.2%
Average			+82.1%

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pay 97.0% less for childcare

	London	Mazar-e-sharif
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,480.84 £1,839.98	$73.84 AFN4,615	-97.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,512.27 £21,146.84	??
Average			-97.0%

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pay 69.7% less for entertainment and sports

	London	Mazar-e-sharif
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.69 £6.44	$7.38 AFN462	-15.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.21 £3.86	$1.16 AFN72	-77.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.72 £16.85	$1.18 AFN74	-94.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.95 £48.17	$11.08 AFN692	-82.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.05 £14.87	$4.43 AFN277	-77.9%
Average			-69.7%

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pay 89.1% less for clothing

	London	Mazar-e-sharif
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$116.11 £86.11	$12.55 AFN785	-89.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.02 £38.58	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.96 £93.42	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$160.88 £119.32	$17.72 AFN1,108	-89.0%
Average			-89.1%

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