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Kabul vs. Nuuk Cost of Living Summary

Kabul is 79.9% cheaper than Nuuk.

Restaurants: pay 84.6% less in Kabul
Groceries: pay 83.8% less in Kabul
Transportation: pay 56.4% less in Kabul
Housing: pay 76.3% less in Kabul
Childcare: pay 96.8% less in Kabul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 81.6% less in Kabul

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

Kabul vs. Nuuk Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 84.6% less for restaurants

	Nuuk	Kabul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.72 DKK101.24	$2.66 AFN176	-83.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$15.72 DKK101.24	$4.43 AFN293	-71.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.93 DKK18.90	$0.36 AFN24	-87.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.50 DKK22.54	$0.15 AFN10	-95.8%
Average			-84.6%

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pay 83.8% less for groceries

	Nuuk	Kabul
Bread 1 loaf	$3.83 DKK24.64	$0.21 AFN14	-94.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$18.87 DKK121.49	$1.93 AFN128	-89.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.90 DKK70.17	$2.94 AFN194	-73.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.83 DKK31.12	$1.43 AFN94	-70.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$11.27 DKK72.56	$1.57 AFN104	-86.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.78 DKK11.48	$0.25 AFN17	-85.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$2.14 DKK13.78	$0.36 AFN24	-83.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.43 DKK9.18	$0.33 AFN22	-76.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.78 DKK11.48	$0.21 AFN14	-88.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.60 DKK10.33	$0.21 AFN14	-86.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.60 DKK10.33	$0.20 AFN13	-87.3%
Average			-83.8%

Nuuk vs. Kabul - Cost of groceries

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pay 56.4% less for transportation

	Nuuk	Kabul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.05 DKK26.06	$3.72 AFN246	-8.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$89.14 DKK574.04	$10.34 AFN683	-88.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$8,122.57 AFN537,000
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.38 DKK182.74	$7.68 AFN508	-72.9%
Average			-56.4%

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pay 76.3% less for housing

	Nuuk	Kabul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$157.21 DKK1,012.42	$93.04 AFN6,151	-40.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,205.27 DKK7,761.91	$87.13 AFN5,761	-92.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$943.25 DKK6,074.54	$59.07 AFN3,905	-93.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$180.33 DKK1,161.31	$39.53 AFN2,613	-78.1%
Average			-76.3%

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pay 96.8% less for childcare

	Nuuk	Kabul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$597.39 DKK3,847.21	$18.90 AFN1,250	-96.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$1,476.83 AFN97,636
Average			-96.8%

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pay 81.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Nuuk	Kabul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.22 DKK65.81	$2.36 AFN156	-76.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.81 DKK43.87	$1.06 AFN70	-84.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.39 DKK66.94	$2.66 AFN176	-74.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.59 DKK370.88	$9.16 AFN605	-84.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$18.87 DKK121.49	$2.22 AFN146	-88.3%
Average			-81.6%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Nuuk	Kabul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$9.60 AFN635
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$17.72 AFN1,172
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$33.97 AFN2,246
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$28.68 AFN1,896

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