Cost of living comparison
Austria is 5.6 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Austria instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 8.7 times more for restaurants
Afghanistan
|
Austria
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.74
AFN126
|
$15.13
€14.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.49
AFN252
|
$9.01
€8.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
AFN22
|
$2.84
€2.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
AFN12
|
$2.40
€2.22
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for groceries
Afghanistan
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
$2.29
€2.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
AFN123
|
$7.30
€6.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
AFN172
|
$5.02
€4.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
$3.54
€3.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.13
AFN82
|
$5.30
€4.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
AFN22
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
AFN30
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
AFN41
|
$1.13
€1.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
AFN14
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
AFN8
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
Afghanistan
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AFN246
|
$7.22
€6.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.46
AFN755
|
$48.12
€44.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,973.68
AFN503,028
|
$25,940.65
€24,066.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.81
AFN419
|
$19.81
€18.38
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for housing
Afghanistan
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$610.20
AFN44,015
|
$37.53
€34.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$97.47
AFN7,031
|
$743.38
€689.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$68.91
AFN4,970
|
$621.91
€576.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.69
AFN1,709
|
$222.11
€206.07
|
|
pay 9.6 times more for childcare
Afghanistan
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.03
AFN2,166
|
$416.59
€386.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,534.21
AFN110,666
|
$8,210.34
€7,617.15
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Afghanistan
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
AFN168
|
$4.19
€3.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.16
AFN84
|
$3.32
€3.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
AFN138
|
$6.20
€5.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.59
AFN908
|
$41.56
€38.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.62
AFN189
|
$12.77
€11.84
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for clothing
Afghanistan
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.66
AFN1,202
|
$75.76
€70.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.85
AFN1,143
|
$38.64
€35.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.38
AFN2,264
|
$85.33
€79.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.90
AFN2,445
|
$110.53
€102.54
|
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