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

Mazar-e-sharif is 11.2% cheaper than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 46.8% less in Mazar-e-sharif
Groceries: pay 45.8% less in Mazar-e-sharif
Transportation: pay 31.9% less in Mazar-e-sharif
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Mazar-e-sharif
Childcare: pay 67.1% less in Mazar-e-sharif
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0% less in Mazar-e-sharif
Clothing: pay 53.8% less in Mazar-e-sharif

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

Mazar-e-sharif vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.8% less for restaurants

	Nairobi	Mazar-e-sharif
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES747.31	$2.22 AFN138	-61.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES896.77	$3.34 AFN209	-52.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.36	$0.55 AFN34	-21.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES70.70	$0.26 AFN16	-52.0%
Average			-46.8%

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pay 45.8% less for groceries

	Nairobi	Mazar-e-sharif
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.35	$0.19 AFN12	-64.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES716.65	$2.58 AFN162	-53.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES432.03	$2.24 AFN140	-33.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES211.72	$1.62 AFN102	-1.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES375.72	$1.74 AFN109	-40.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.09	$0.26 AFN16	-81.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.11	$0.45 AFN28	-4.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES114.53	$0.35 AFN22	-60.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES58.73	$0.27 AFN17	-40.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.20	$0.21 AFN13	-57.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.21	$0.17 AFN11	-65.8%
Average			-45.8%

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pay 31.9% less for transportation

	Nairobi	Mazar-e-sharif
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES695.05	$4.39 AFN274	-18.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES3,985.65	$22.15 AFN1,385	-28.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES3M	$9,965.05 AFN623K	-54.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,192.11	$12.55 AFN785	-26.3%
Average			-31.9%

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Nairobi	Mazar-e-sharif
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,131.95	$295.37 AFN18,460	+640.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,401.56	$88.61 AFN5,538	-81.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,559.53	$44.30 AFN2,769	-78.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,775.16	$86.47 AFN5,404	+194.9%
Average			+169.0%

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pay 67.1% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Mazar-e-sharif
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,854.43	$73.84 AFN4,615	-67.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1M	??
Average			-67.1%

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pay 2.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Mazar-e-sharif
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES298.92	$7.38 AFN462	+218.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES305.09	$1.16 AFN72	-51.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES398.56	$1.18 AFN74	-61.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,831.50	$11.08 AFN692	-75.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES946.59	$4.43 AFN277	-39.7%
Average			-2.0%

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pay 53.8% less for clothing

	Nairobi	Mazar-e-sharif
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,526.20	$12.55 AFN785	-36.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,202.75	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,743.51	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,017.13	$17.72 AFN1,108	-71.5%
Average			-53.8%

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