Cost of living comparison

Sudan

compared to

Afghanistan

Afghanistan vs. Sudan Cost of Living Summary

Afghanistan is 34.5% cheaper than Sudan overall.

Restaurants: pay 17.8% more in Afghanistan
Groceries: pay 54.0% less in Afghanistan
Transportation: pay 25.8% more in Afghanistan
Housing: pay 54.8% less in Afghanistan
Childcare: pay 73.6% less in Afghanistan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.8% less in Afghanistan
Clothing: pay 83.9% more in Afghanistan

The cost of clothing, transportation, and restaurants in Afghanistan are more expensive than in Sudan. Expenses including childcare, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Afghanistan. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Afghanistan.

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Afghanistan vs. Sudan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Sudan, you would:

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pay 17.8% more for restaurants

	Sudan	Afghanistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.36 SDG1,418.54	$2.77 AFN180	+17.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.71 SDG1,627.06	$4.62 AFN300	+70.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 SDG308.57	$0.47 AFN31	-7.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 SDG222.64	$0.15 AFN10	-58.4%
Average			+17.8%

Sudan vs. Afghanistan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 54.0% less for groceries

	Sudan	Afghanistan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.40 SDG842.10	$0.24 AFN16	-82.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$2.19 AFN142
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.13 SDG3,083.40	$3.21 AFN208	-37.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 SDG2,164.24	$1.55 AFN101	-56.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.00 SDG1,204.41	$1.81 AFN118	-9.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.99 SDG1,197.70	$0.32 AFN21	-83.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.45 SDG272.84	$0.40 AFN26	-12.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 SDG423.87	$0.42 AFN27	-40.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 SDG447.82	$0.24 AFN16	-68.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 SDG280.14	$0.28 AFN18	-40.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 SDG211.93	$0.22 AFN15	-36.6%
Average			-54.0%

Sudan vs. Afghanistan - Cost of groceries

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pay 25.8% more for transportation

	Sudan	Afghanistan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.29 SDG2,581.72	$4.19 AFN272	-2.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$20.77 AFN1,350
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$5,000.00 SDG3M	$8,461.54 AFN550K	+69.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$5.77 AFN375
Average			+25.8%

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pay 54.8% less for housing

	Sudan	Afghanistan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.29 SDG19,423.33	$96.92 AFN6,300	+200.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$537.26 SDG323K	$123.08 AFN8,000	-77.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$171.67 SDG103K	$108.80 AFN7,072	-36.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.17 SDG32,585.77	$32.46 AFN2,110	-40.1%
Average			-54.8%

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pay 73.6% less for childcare

	Sudan	Afghanistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.29 SDG67,544.64	$20.26 AFN1,317	-82.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,702.37 SDG2M	$1,046.15 AFN68,000	-61.3%
Average			-73.6%

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pay 19.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Sudan	Afghanistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.38 SDG1,430.34	$2.31 AFN150	-3.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 SDG1,678.29	$1.10 AFN71	-60.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.81 SDG1,088.74	$2.38 AFN155	+31.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$8.00 SDG4,812.00	$11.08 AFN720	+38.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.00 SDG2,406.00	$2.31 AFN150	-42.3%
Average			-19.8%

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pay 83.9% more for clothing

	Sudan	Afghanistan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$10.64 AFN692
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$8.70 SDG5,233.05	$16.00 AFN1,040	+83.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$57.69 AFN3,750
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$25.08 AFN1,630
Average			+83.9%

Sudan vs. Afghanistan - Cost of clothing

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