Cost of living comparison
Spain is 4.4 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Spain instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 6.1 times more for restaurants
Afghanistan
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.74
AFN124
|
$12.45
€11.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.49
AFN247
|
$8.47
€7.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
AFN22
|
$1.99
€1.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
AFN12
|
$1.40
€1.29
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for groceries
Afghanistan
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
AFN121
|
$5.73
€5.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
AFN169
|
$3.55
€3.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.22
AFN86
|
$2.35
€2.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.13
AFN80
|
$3.11
€2.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
AFN22
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
AFN30
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
AFN41
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
AFN14
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
AFN8
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Afghanistan
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AFN242
|
$6.67
€6.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.46
AFN742
|
$39.84
€36.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,973.68
AFN494,952
|
$24,357.72
€22,432.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.81
AFN412
|
$14.14
€13.02
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for housing
Afghanistan
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$610.20
AFN43,308
|
$40.62
€37.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$97.47
AFN6,918
|
$697.48
€642.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$68.91
AFN4,891
|
$570.67
€525.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.69
AFN1,681
|
$106.79
€98.35
|
|
pay 8.1 times more for childcare
Afghanistan
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.03
AFN2,131
|
$342.46
€315.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,534.21
AFN108,889
|
$7,368.05
€6,785.60
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Afghanistan
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
AFN165
|
$2.66
€2.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.16
AFN82
|
$1.85
€1.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
AFN136
|
$5.55
€5.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.59
AFN894
|
$43.33
€39.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.62
AFN186
|
$8.42
€7.75
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
Afghanistan
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.66
AFN1,182
|
$73.58
€67.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.85
AFN1,125
|
$33.02
€30.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.38
AFN2,227
|
$74.35
€68.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.90
AFN2,406
|
$91.35
€84.13
|
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