Cost of living comparison
Montenegro is 3.7 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Montenegro instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 5.2 times more for restaurants
Afghanistan
|
Montenegro
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.74
AFN126
|
$8.56
€7.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.49
AFN252
|
$5.22
€4.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
AFN22
|
$1.93
€1.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
AFN12
|
$1.38
€1.28
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Afghanistan
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
AFN123
|
$3.88
€3.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
AFN172
|
$4.85
€4.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
$2.75
€2.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.13
AFN82
|
$2.92
€2.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
AFN22
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
AFN30
|
$0.69
€0.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
AFN41
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
AFN14
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$0.39
€0.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
AFN8
|
$0.44
€0.41
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Afghanistan
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AFN246
|
$6.17
€5.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.46
AFN755
|
$31.61
€29.33
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,973.68
AFN503,028
|
$23,324.04
€21,638.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.81
AFN419
|
$8.13
€7.54
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Afghanistan
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$610.20
AFN44,015
|
$27.13
€25.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$97.47
AFN7,031
|
$508.64
€471.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$68.91
AFN4,970
|
$362.93
€336.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.69
AFN1,709
|
$84.67
€78.55
|
|
pay 7.2 times more for childcare
Afghanistan
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.03
AFN2,166
|
$242.86
€225.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,534.21
AFN110,666
|
$9,565.21
€8,874.13
|
|
pay 86.2% more for entertainment and sports
Afghanistan
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
AFN168
|
$2.55
€2.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.16
AFN84
|
$1.70
€1.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
AFN138
|
$4.01
€3.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.59
AFN908
|
$34.67
€32.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.62
AFN189
|
$4.98
€4.62
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
Afghanistan
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.66
AFN1,202
|
$56.33
€52.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.85
AFN1,143
|
$31.75
€29.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.38
AFN2,264
|
$86.76
€80.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.90
AFN2,445
|
$122.16
€113.33
|
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