Cost of living comparison
Norway is 5.8 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Norway instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 9.7 times more for restaurants
Afghanistan
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.74
AFN126
|
$17.76
NOK193.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.49
AFN252
|
$11.40
NOK123.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
AFN22
|
$2.93
NOK31.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
AFN12
|
$2.64
NOK28.74
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for groceries
Afghanistan
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
$2.64
NOK28.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
AFN123
|
$5.47
NOK59.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
AFN172
|
$7.09
NOK77.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
$3.54
NOK38.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.13
AFN82
|
$5.56
NOK60.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
AFN22
|
$1.28
NOK13.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
AFN30
|
$0.99
NOK10.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
AFN41
|
$1.26
NOK13.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
AFN14
|
$1.66
NOK18.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$0.92
NOK10.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
AFN8
|
$1.02
NOK11.04
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for transportation
Afghanistan
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AFN246
|
$7.56
NOK82.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.46
AFN755
|
$69.76
NOK758.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,973.68
AFN503,146
|
$32,415.05
NOK352,500.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.81
AFN419
|
$21.33
NOK231.95
|
|
pay 6.9 times more for housing
Afghanistan
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$610.20
AFN44,025
|
$50.38
NOK547.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$97.47
AFN7,033
|
$954.57
NOK10,380.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$68.91
AFN4,972
|
$754.37
NOK8,203.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.69
AFN1,709
|
$157.28
NOK1,710.35
|
|
pay 6.9 times more for childcare
Afghanistan
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.03
AFN2,166
|
$315.96
NOK3,435.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,534.21
AFN110,692
|
$4,907.04
NOK53,362.13
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Afghanistan
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
AFN168
|
$8.74
NOK95.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.16
AFN84
|
$4.01
NOK43.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
AFN138
|
$13.22
NOK143.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.59
AFN908
|
$41.00
NOK445.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.62
AFN189
|
$12.96
NOK140.96
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for clothing
Afghanistan
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.66
AFN1,202
|
$78.39
NOK852.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.85
AFN1,143
|
$42.70
NOK464.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.38
AFN2,264
|
$99.39
NOK1,080.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.90
AFN2,446
|
$127.08
NOK1,381.89
|
|
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