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
AFN148
|
$3.82
EGP183.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.08
AFN290
|
$4.07
EGP195.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
AFN33
|
$0.33
EGP15.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
AFN14
|
$0.17
EGP8.22
|
|
pay 29.7% more for groceries
Afghanistan
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
$0.75
EGP36.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.90
AFN135
|
$1.78
EGP85.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.27
AFN162
|
$3.20
EGP153.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
AFN117
|
$1.47
EGP70.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.42
AFN101
|
$1.91
EGP91.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.27
AFN19
|
$0.57
EGP27.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
AFN26
|
$0.21
EGP10.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.32
AFN23
|
$0.14
EGP6.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN18
|
$0.15
EGP7.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
AFN14
|
$0.17
EGP8.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
AFN11
|
$0.29
EGP13.90
|
|
pay 7.5% more for transportation
Afghanistan
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
AFN274
|
$0.97
EGP46.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.64
AFN1,040
|
$6.76
EGP324.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,342.32
AFN592,836
|
$27,552.01
EGP1,321,864.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.58
AFN823
|
$3.26
EGP156.19
|
|
pay 21.1% more for housing
Afghanistan
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$179.88
AFN12,783
|
$7.84
EGP376.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$96.41
AFN6,851
|
$212.64
EGP10,201.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$58.93
AFN4,188
|
$144.87
EGP6,950.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.91
AFN6,887
|
$12.98
EGP622.64
|
|
pay 89.2% more for childcare
Afghanistan
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$35.24
AFN2,504
|
$70.10
EGP3,363.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,385.55
AFN98,462
|
$2,485.76
EGP119,259.20
|
|
pay 4.9% more for entertainment and sports
Afghanistan
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.62
AFN329
|
$1.76
EGP84.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
AFN73
|
$1.32
EGP63.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
AFN128
|
$1.76
EGP84.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$10.98
AFN780
|
$18.83
EGP903.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
AFN222
|
$2.80
EGP134.13
|
|
pay 62.0% more for clothing
Afghanistan
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.45
AFN1,027
|
$18.16
EGP871.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.98
AFN1,562
|
$33.59
EGP1,611.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.82
AFN2,545
|
$92.42
EGP4,434.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$27.74
AFN1,971
|
$30.97
EGP1,485.89
|
|
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