Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 7.7 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 6.5 times more for restaurants
|
Afghanistan
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.74
AFN152
|
$17.09
£13.84
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.49
AFN303
|
$7.46
£6.05
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
AFN27
|
$1.84
£1.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
AFN14
|
$1.36
£1.10
|
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pay 3.3 times more for groceries
|
Afghanistan
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
AFN24
|
$1.25
£1.01
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
AFN149
|
$3.60
£2.92
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
AFN207
|
$4.68
£3.79
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.22
AFN106
|
$2.58
£2.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.13
AFN99
|
$3.16
£2.56
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
AFN26
|
$1.05
£0.85
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
AFN37
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
AFN50
|
$0.99
£0.80
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
AFN17
|
$1.17
£0.95
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN12
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
AFN10
|
$0.58
£0.47
|
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pay 4.3 times more for transportation
|
Afghanistan
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AFN297
|
$7.31
£5.92
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.46
AFN910
|
$91.63
£74.22
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,973.68
AFN606,710
|
$25,486.21
£20,643.30
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.81
AFN506
|
$16.30
£13.20
|
|
pay 7.7 times more for housing
|
Afghanistan
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$610.20
AFN53,087
|
$37.72
£30.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$97.47
AFN8,480
|
$1,053.04
£852.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$68.91
AFN5,995
|
$836.18
£677.29
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.69
AFN2,061
|
$183.29
£148.46
|
|
pay 25.1 times more for childcare
|
Afghanistan
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.03
AFN2,612
|
$1,186.33
£960.90
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,534.21
AFN133,476
|
$16,551.73
£13,406.55
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Afghanistan
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
AFN202
|
$4.95
£4.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.16
AFN101
|
$3.59
£2.91
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
AFN167
|
$14.82
£12.00
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.59
AFN1,095
|
$41.78
£33.84
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.62
AFN228
|
$11.97
£9.70
|
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pay 2.9 times more for clothing
|
Afghanistan
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.66
AFN1,449
|
$73.74
£59.73
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.85
AFN1,379
|
$38.00
£30.78
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.38
AFN2,730
|
$79.51
£64.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.90
AFN2,949
|
$80.83
£65.47
|
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