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Kabul vs. N'djamena Cost of Living Summary

Kabul is 29.7% cheaper than N'djamena.

Restaurants: pay 71.3% less in Kabul
Groceries: pay 59.1% less in Kabul
Transportation: pay 11.3% less in Kabul
Housing: pay 69.1% less in Kabul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 84.3% more in Kabul
Clothing: pay 51.7% less in Kabul

Expenses including restaurants, housing, groceries, clothing, and transportation are lower in Kabul. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Kabul.

Kabul vs. N'djamena Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kabul instead of N'djamena, you would:

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pay 71.3% less for restaurants

	N'djamena	Kabul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.94 FCFA4,998	$2.66 AFN176	-70.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$4.43 AFN293
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 FCFA500	$0.36 AFN24	-60.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 FCFA500	$0.15 AFN10	-83.5%
Average			-71.3%

N'djamena vs. Kabul - Cost of restaurants

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pay 59.1% less for groceries

	N'djamena	Kabul
Bread 1 loaf	$0.36 FCFA200	$0.21 AFN14	-40.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.79 FCFA1,000	$1.93 AFN128	+8.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$14.33 FCFA8,010	$2.94 AFN194	-79.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.15 FCFA1,200	$1.43 AFN94	-33.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.25 FCFA1,814	$1.57 AFN104	-51.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 FCFA1,247	$0.25 AFN17	-88.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 FCFA567	$0.36 AFN24	-64.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.22 FCFA680	$0.33 AFN22	-72.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 FCFA650	$0.21 AFN14	-82.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 FCFA423	$0.21 AFN14	-71.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.76 FCFA423	$0.20 AFN13	-73.1%
Average			-59.1%

N'djamena vs. Kabul - Cost of groceries

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pay 11.3% less for transportation

	N'djamena	Kabul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.29 FCFA2,399	$3.72 AFN246	-13.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$89.44 FCFA49,984	$10.34 AFN683	-88.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,342.25 FCFA6,897,829	$8,122.57 AFN536,641	-34.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.02 FCFA2,249	$7.68 AFN507	+90.8%
Average			-11.3%

N'djamena vs. Kabul - Cost of transportation

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pay 69.1% less for housing

	N'djamena	Kabul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$447.18 FCFA249,921	$93.04 AFN6,147	-79.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,517.71 FCFA848,218	$87.13 AFN5,757	-94.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$89.44 FCFA49,984	$59.07 AFN3,903	-33.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$39.53 AFN2,611
Average			-69.1%

N'djamena vs. Kabul - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	N'djamena	Kabul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$18.90 AFN1,249
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$1,476.83 AFN97,571

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pay 84.3% more for entertainment and sports

	N'djamena	Kabul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.34 FCFA750	$2.36 AFN156	+76.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.89 FCFA500	$1.06 AFN70	+18.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.03 FCFA575	$2.66 AFN176	+158.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$9.16 AFN605
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$2.22 AFN146
Average			+84.3%

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pay 51.7% less for clothing

	N'djamena	Kabul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.83 FCFA14,995	$9.60 AFN634	-64.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.77 FCFA19,994	$17.72 AFN1,171	-50.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$44.72 FCFA24,992	$33.97 AFN2,244	-24.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.44 FCFA49,984	$28.68 AFN1,895	-67.9%
Average			-51.7%

N'djamena vs. Kabul - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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