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Egypt vs. Afghanistan Cost of Living Summary

Egypt is 35.1% more expensive than Afghanistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 12.8% more in Egypt
Groceries: pay 19.4% more in Egypt
Transportation: pay 20.5% more in Egypt
Housing: pay 7.2% less in Egypt
Childcare: pay 31.4% more in Egypt
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.5% more in Egypt
Clothing: pay 2.5 times more in Egypt

The cost of clothing, childcare, transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Egypt are more expensive than in Afghanistan. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Egypt.

Egypt vs. Afghanistan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Egypt instead of Afghanistan, you would:

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pay 12.8% more for restaurants

	Afghanistan	Egypt
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.44 AFN161	$4.04 EGP192.56	+65.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.89 AFN257	$5.01 EGP238.65	+28.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 AFN30	$0.36 EGP17.26	-20.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.21 AFN14	$0.16 EGP7.49	-23.5%
Average			+12.8%

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pay 19.4% more for groceries

	Afghanistan	Egypt
Bread 1 loaf	$0.20 AFN13	$0.56 EGP26.52	+175.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.26 AFN149	$1.51 EGP71.98	-33.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.59 AFN171	$3.31 EGP157.57	+27.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.53 AFN101	$1.43 EGP68.30	-6.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.65 AFN109	$2.05 EGP97.62	+23.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.26 AFN17	$0.65 EGP30.88	+153.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.41 AFN27	$0.29 EGP13.65	-29.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.34 AFN23	$0.21 EGP10.14	-38.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 AFN16	$0.16 EGP7.44	-35.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.21 AFN14	$0.18 EGP8.53	-15.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 AFN12	$0.17 EGP8.07	-10.1%
Average			+19.4%

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pay 20.5% more for transportation

	Afghanistan	Egypt
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.06 AFN268	$1.30 EGP61.93	-67.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.25 AFN1,074	$7.45 EGP355.17	-54.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$9,043.81 AFN597,905	$33,747.60 EGP1,608,073.05	+273.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.12 AFN669	$3.10 EGP147.87	-69.3%
Average			+20.5%

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pay 7.2% less for housing

	Afghanistan	Egypt
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$194.20 AFN12,839	$12.49 EGP595.23	-93.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$87.87 AFN5,809	$157.03 EGP7,482.70	+78.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$51.69 AFN3,417	$85.28 EGP4,063.40	+65.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$63.00 AFN4,165	$13.26 EGP631.77	-79.0%
Average			-7.2%

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pay 31.4% more for childcare

	Afghanistan	Egypt
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$46.37 AFN3,066	$71.39 EGP3,401.96	+54.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,476.83 AFN97,636	$1,608.71 EGP76,654.96	+8.9%
Average			+31.4%

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pay 15.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Afghanistan	Egypt
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.87 AFN322	$1.67 EGP79.76	-65.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.11 AFN73	$1.40 EGP66.95	+26.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.92 AFN127	$1.99 EGP94.87	+3.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$10.12 AFN669	$21.74 EGP1,035.94	+114.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.32 AFN220	$3.25 EGP154.72	-2.3%
Average			+15.5%

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pay 2.5 times more for clothing

	Afghanistan	Egypt
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$11.08 AFN732	$24.55 EGP1,169.61	+121.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$17.72 AFN1,172	$44.67 EGP2,128.38	+152.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$33.97 AFN2,246	$115.64 EGP5,510.34	+240.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$23.20 AFN1,534	$46.41 EGP2,211.24	+100.0%
Average			+153.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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