Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 36.5% cheaper than Estonia.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Estonia, you would:
pay 72.9% less for restaurants
Estonia
|
Afghanistan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.09
€9.36
|
$2.08
AFN150
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.14
€7.55
|
$4.08
AFN294
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.69
|
$0.46
AFN33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.47
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
pay 57.6% less for groceries
Estonia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
€0.98
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
€4.50
|
$1.90
AFN137
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.95
€3.66
|
$2.27
AFN164
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
€2.31
|
$1.65
AFN119
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.33
€3.09
|
$1.42
AFN102
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.27
AFN19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.58
|
$0.37
AFN26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.32
AFN23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$0.25
AFN18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.36
|
$0.20
AFN14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
€0.40
|
$0.15
AFN11
|
|
pay 32.4% less for transportation
Estonia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.55
|
$3.85
AFN278
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.92
€22.20
|
$14.64
AFN1,056
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,691.01
€24,762.58
|
$8,342.32
AFN601,751
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.39
€8.71
|
$11.58
AFN835
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Estonia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.00
€23.20
|
$179.88
AFN12,975
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$454.70
€421.85
|
$96.41
AFN6,954
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$349.83
€324.56
|
$58.93
AFN4,251
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$207.98
€192.95
|
$96.91
AFN6,990
|
|
pay 81.7% less for childcare
Estonia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.34
€185.87
|
$35.24
AFN2,542
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,293.58
€6,766.62
|
$1,385.55
AFN99,943
|
|
pay 51.8% less for entertainment and sports
Estonia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.01
€3.72
|
$4.62
AFN333
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
€2.84
|
$1.03
AFN74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.61
€5.20
|
$1.80
AFN130
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.53
€42.24
|
$10.98
AFN792
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.73
€8.10
|
$3.12
AFN225
|
|
pay 59.8% less for clothing
Estonia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.43
€82.04
|
$14.45
AFN1,042
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.00
€29.69
|
$21.98
AFN1,585
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.24
€69.80
|
$35.82
AFN2,583
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.03
€90.95
|
$27.74
AFN2,001
|
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