Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 32.2% more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 11.1% more for restaurants
Afghanistan
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
AFN136
|
$3.82
EGP185.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.08
AFN267
|
$4.07
EGP197.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
AFN30
|
$0.33
EGP16.18
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
AFN13
|
$0.17
EGP8.32
|
|
pay 29.7% more for groceries
Afghanistan
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.24
AFN16
|
$0.75
EGP36.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.90
AFN124
|
$1.78
EGP86.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.27
AFN149
|
$3.20
EGP155.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
AFN108
|
$1.47
EGP71.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.42
AFN93
|
$1.91
EGP92.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.27
AFN18
|
$0.57
EGP27.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
AFN24
|
$0.21
EGP10.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.32
AFN21
|
$0.14
EGP6.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN16
|
$0.15
EGP7.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
AFN13
|
$0.17
EGP8.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
AFN10
|
$0.29
EGP14.08
|
|
pay 7.5% more for transportation
Afghanistan
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
AFN252
|
$0.97
EGP47.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.64
AFN959
|
$6.76
EGP328.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,342.32
AFN546,422
|
$27,552.01
EGP1,338,975.40
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.58
AFN759
|
$3.26
EGP158.22
|
|
pay 21.1% more for housing
Afghanistan
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$179.88
AFN11,782
|
$7.84
EGP381.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$96.41
AFN6,315
|
$212.64
EGP10,334.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$58.93
AFN3,860
|
$144.87
EGP7,040.30
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.91
AFN6,348
|
$12.98
EGP630.70
|
|
pay 89.2% more for childcare
Afghanistan
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$35.24
AFN2,308
|
$70.10
EGP3,406.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,385.55
AFN90,754
|
$2,485.76
EGP120,802.97
|
|
pay 4.9% more for entertainment and sports
Afghanistan
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.62
AFN303
|
$1.76
EGP85.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
AFN68
|
$1.32
EGP64.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
AFN118
|
$1.76
EGP85.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$10.98
AFN719
|
$18.83
EGP914.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
AFN204
|
$2.80
EGP135.86
|
|
pay 62.0% more for clothing
Afghanistan
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.45
AFN946
|
$18.16
EGP882.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.98
AFN1,440
|
$33.59
EGP1,632.39
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.82
AFN2,346
|
$92.42
EGP4,491.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$27.74
AFN1,817
|
$30.97
EGP1,505.13
|
|
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