Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 6.0 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 8.6 times more for restaurants
Afghanistan
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.74
AFN126
|
$17.84
ISK2,489
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.49
AFN252
|
$14.27
ISK1,991
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
AFN22
|
$2.32
ISK323
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
AFN12
|
$2.12
ISK296
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for groceries
Afghanistan
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
$3.42
ISK478
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
AFN123
|
$5.98
ISK835
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
AFN172
|
$5.33
ISK743
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
$5.66
ISK790
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.13
AFN82
|
$7.09
ISK990
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
AFN22
|
$1.16
ISK162
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
AFN30
|
$0.98
ISK137
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
AFN41
|
$1.17
ISK163
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
AFN14
|
$1.84
ISK256
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$0.96
ISK134
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
AFN8
|
$0.51
ISK71
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for transportation
Afghanistan
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AFN246
|
$8.03
ISK1,121
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.46
AFN755
|
$77.40
ISK10,800
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,973.68
AFN503,028
|
$29,836.83
ISK4,163,431
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.81
AFN419
|
$23.97
ISK3,344
|
|
pay 8.8 times more for housing
Afghanistan
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$610.20
AFN44,015
|
$62.40
ISK8,708
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$97.47
AFN7,031
|
$1,437.14
ISK200,539
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$68.91
AFN4,970
|
$1,215.63
ISK169,628
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.69
AFN1,709
|
$68.63
ISK9,577
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for childcare
Afghanistan
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.03
AFN2,166
|
$259.34
ISK36,189
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,534.21
AFN110,666
|
$2,750.10
ISK383,749
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Afghanistan
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
AFN168
|
$8.52
ISK1,189
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.16
AFN84
|
$4.15
ISK579
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
AFN138
|
$10.64
ISK1,484
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.59
AFN908
|
$56.90
ISK7,940
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.62
AFN189
|
$12.27
ISK1,713
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for clothing
Afghanistan
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.66
AFN1,202
|
$118.08
ISK16,476
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.85
AFN1,143
|
$50.39
ISK7,031
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.38
AFN2,264
|
$151.12
ISK21,087
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.90
AFN2,445
|
$175.20
ISK24,447
|
|
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