Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 35.3% cheaper than Belgium.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 84.4% less for restaurants
|
Belgium
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.43
€17.28
|
$1.74
AFN126
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.55
|
$3.49
AFN251
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
€2.48
|
$0.31
AFN22
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.21
|
$0.17
AFN12
|
|
pay 66.8% less for groceries
|
Belgium
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
€1.79
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
€6.28
|
$1.71
AFN123
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
€3.53
|
$2.38
AFN171
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.57
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.52
€4.24
|
$1.13
AFN82
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.98
|
$0.30
AFN22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.75
|
$0.42
AFN30
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.01
|
$0.57
AFN41
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$0.14
AFN10
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.53
|
$0.12
AFN8
|
|
pay 70.5% less for transportation
|
Belgium
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.59
€7.12
|
$3.41
AFN246
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.84
€45.80
|
$10.46
AFN753
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,847.12
€24,241.14
|
$6,973.68
AFN502,105
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.82
€22.34
|
$5.81
AFN418
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Belgium
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.54
€49.27
|
$610.20
AFN43,934
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$812.75
€762.25
|
$97.47
AFN7,018
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$677.61
€635.51
|
$68.91
AFN4,961
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.81
€138.62
|
$23.69
AFN1,705
|
|
pay 91.1% less for childcare
|
Belgium
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.94
€419.17
|
$30.03
AFN2,162
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,799.70
€12,942.27
|
$1,534.21
AFN110,463
|
|
pay 64.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Belgium
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.38
€4.11
|
$2.32
AFN167
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
€3.02
|
$1.16
AFN84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.08
€7.57
|
$1.92
AFN138
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.77
€29.80
|
$12.59
AFN907
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
€10.67
|
$2.62
AFN188
|
|
pay 69.2% less for clothing
|
Belgium
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.51
€79.26
|
$16.66
AFN1,199
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.84
€37.37
|
$15.85
AFN1,141
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.20
€83.66
|
$31.38
AFN2,259
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.38
€111.96
|
$33.90
AFN2,441
|
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