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

Mazar-e-sharif is 50.6% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 78.2% less in Mazar-e-sharif
Groceries: pay 71.1% less in Mazar-e-sharif
Transportation: pay 47.5% less in Mazar-e-sharif
Housing: pay 74.0% more in Mazar-e-sharif
Childcare: pay 90.4% less in Mazar-e-sharif
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.1% less in Mazar-e-sharif
Clothing: pay 84.9% less in Mazar-e-sharif

Expenses including childcare, clothing, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Mazar-e-sharif.

Mazar-e-sharif vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 78.2% less for restaurants

	Wellington	Mazar-e-sharif
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$24.05	$2.22 AFN138	-84.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$15.39	$3.34 AFN209	-63.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.10	$0.55 AFN34	-77.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.30	$0.26 AFN16	-86.7%
Average			-78.2%

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pay 71.1% less for groceries

	Wellington	Mazar-e-sharif
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.30	$0.19 AFN12	-90.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$6.71	$2.58 AFN162	-35.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.32	$2.24 AFN140	-67.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.30	$1.62 AFN102	-76.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$7.96	$1.74 AFN109	-63.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.27	$0.26 AFN16	-81.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.69	$0.45 AFN28	-55.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.22	$0.35 AFN22	-73.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$3.86	$0.27 AFN17	-88.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.50	$0.21 AFN13	-76.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.13	$0.17 AFN11	-74.5%
Average			-71.1%

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pay 47.5% less for transportation

	Wellington	Mazar-e-sharif
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.24	$4.39 AFN274	-28.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$182.80	$22.15 AFN1,385	-79.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$51,954.01	$9,965.05 AFN623K	-68.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$24.27	$12.55 AFN785	-13.7%
Average			-47.5%

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pay 74.0% more for housing

	Wellington	Mazar-e-sharif
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$81.30	$295.37 AFN18,460	+505.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,068.83	$88.61 AFN5,538	-92.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,833.36	$44.30 AFN2,769	-96.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$182.38	$86.47 AFN5,404	-20.9%
Average			+74.0%

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pay 90.4% less for childcare

	Wellington	Mazar-e-sharif
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,281.53	$73.84 AFN4,615	-90.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$20,364.69	??
Average			-90.4%

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pay 56.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Mazar-e-sharif
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.06	$7.38 AFN462	+11.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$5.90	$1.16 AFN72	-67.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$42.81	$1.18 AFN74	-95.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$56.90	$11.08 AFN692	-67.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$19.24	$4.43 AFN277	-61.6%
Average			-56.1%

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pay 84.9% less for clothing

	Wellington	Mazar-e-sharif
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$115.58	$12.55 AFN785	-81.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$77.77	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$188.95	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$243.86	$17.72 AFN1,108	-87.9%
Average			-84.9%

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