Cost of living comparison
Italy is 4.7 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Italy instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 5.4 times more for restaurants
Afghanistan
|
Italy
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
AFN148
|
$15.81
€14.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.08
AFN290
|
$10.17
€9.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
AFN33
|
$2.51
€2.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
AFN14
|
$1.21
€1.13
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for groceries
Afghanistan
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
$2.05
€1.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.90
AFN135
|
$6.81
€6.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.27
AFN162
|
$5.59
€5.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
AFN117
|
$3.41
€3.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.42
AFN101
|
$5.01
€4.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.27
AFN19
|
$0.96
€0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
AFN26
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.32
AFN23
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN18
|
$1.28
€1.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
AFN14
|
$0.76
€0.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
AFN11
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Afghanistan
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
AFN274
|
$7.33
€6.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.64
AFN1,040
|
$38.24
€35.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,342.32
AFN592,836
|
$26,985.59
€25,172.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.58
AFN823
|
$19.55
€18.24
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
Afghanistan
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$179.88
AFN12,783
|
$29.86
€27.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$96.41
AFN6,851
|
$660.64
€616.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$58.93
AFN4,188
|
$504.89
€470.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.91
AFN6,887
|
$158.99
€148.31
|
|
pay 10.8 times more for childcare
Afghanistan
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$35.24
AFN2,504
|
$519.28
€484.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,385.55
AFN98,462
|
$9,615.09
€8,969.16
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Afghanistan
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.62
AFN329
|
$4.97
€4.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
AFN73
|
$1.67
€1.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
AFN128
|
$6.16
€5.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$10.98
AFN780
|
$52.41
€48.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
AFN222
|
$9.51
€8.87
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for clothing
Afghanistan
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.45
AFN1,027
|
$76.74
€71.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.98
AFN1,562
|
$34.05
€31.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.82
AFN2,545
|
$84.06
€78.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$27.74
AFN1,971
|
$115.51
€107.75
|
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