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
AFN143
|
$3.82
EGP184.45
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.08
AFN281
|
$4.07
EGP196.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
AFN32
|
$0.33
EGP16.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
AFN13
|
$0.17
EGP8.27
|
|
pay 29.7% more for groceries
|
Afghanistan
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.24
AFN16
|
$0.75
EGP36.29
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.90
AFN130
|
$1.78
EGP86.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.27
AFN157
|
$3.20
EGP154.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
AFN113
|
$1.47
EGP71.24
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.42
AFN98
|
$1.91
EGP92.43
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.27
AFN19
|
$0.57
EGP27.52
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
AFN25
|
$0.21
EGP10.24
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.32
AFN22
|
$0.14
EGP6.80
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN17
|
$0.15
EGP7.47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
AFN14
|
$0.17
EGP8.17
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
AFN11
|
$0.29
EGP13.99
|
|
pay 7.5% more for transportation
|
Afghanistan
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
AFN265
|
$0.97
EGP46.80
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.64
AFN1,007
|
$6.76
EGP326.65
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,342.32
AFN573,954
|
$27,552.01
EGP1,330,925.94
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.58
AFN797
|
$3.26
EGP157.27
|
|
pay 21.1% more for housing
|
Afghanistan
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$179.88
AFN12,376
|
$7.84
EGP378.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$96.41
AFN6,633
|
$212.64
EGP10,271.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$58.93
AFN4,054
|
$144.87
EGP6,997.98
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.91
AFN6,667
|
$12.98
EGP626.91
|
|
pay 89.2% more for childcare
|
Afghanistan
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$35.24
AFN2,424
|
$70.10
EGP3,386.10
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,385.55
AFN95,326
|
$2,485.76
EGP120,076.74
|
|
pay 4.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Afghanistan
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.62
AFN318
|
$1.76
EGP84.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
AFN71
|
$1.32
EGP63.82
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
AFN124
|
$1.76
EGP84.84
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$10.98
AFN756
|
$18.83
EGP909.40
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
AFN215
|
$2.80
EGP135.05
|
|
pay 62.0% more for clothing
|
Afghanistan
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.45
AFN994
|
$18.16
EGP877.43
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.98
AFN1,512
|
$33.59
EGP1,622.58
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.82
AFN2,464
|
$92.42
EGP4,464.53
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$27.74
AFN1,908
|
$30.97
EGP1,496.08
|
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