Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 8.0 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 9.8 times more for restaurants
Afghanistan
|
Luxembourg
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.74
AFN126
|
$18.47
€17.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.49
AFN251
|
$12.80
€12.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
AFN22
|
$2.82
€2.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
AFN12
|
$2.66
€2.49
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for groceries
Afghanistan
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
$2.85
€2.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
AFN123
|
$7.44
€6.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
AFN171
|
$5.75
€5.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
$3.67
€3.45
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.13
AFN82
|
$5.92
€5.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
AFN22
|
$1.27
€1.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
AFN30
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
AFN41
|
$1.48
€1.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
AFN14
|
$1.72
€1.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
AFN8
|
$0.98
€0.92
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Afghanistan
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AFN246
|
$6.08
€5.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.46
AFN753
|
$24.74
€23.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,973.68
AFN502,105
|
$27,288.34
€25,592.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.81
AFN418
|
$28.68
€26.90
|
|
pay 11.6 times more for housing
Afghanistan
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$610.20
AFN43,934
|
$55.88
€52.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$97.47
AFN7,018
|
$1,700.62
€1,594.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$68.91
AFN4,961
|
$1,513.73
€1,419.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.69
AFN1,705
|
$166.86
€156.50
|
|
pay 18.4 times more for childcare
Afghanistan
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.03
AFN2,162
|
$865.49
€811.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,534.21
AFN110,463
|
$12,306.85
€11,542.17
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Afghanistan
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
AFN167
|
$5.03
€4.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.16
AFN84
|
$3.32
€3.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
AFN138
|
$7.68
€7.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.59
AFN907
|
$59.31
€55.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.62
AFN188
|
$13.50
€12.66
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for clothing
Afghanistan
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.66
AFN1,199
|
$78.15
€73.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.85
AFN1,141
|
$43.32
€40.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.38
AFN2,259
|
$98.14
€92.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.90
AFN2,441
|
$115.79
€108.60
|
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