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Afghanistan vs. British Virgin Islands Cost of Living Summary

Afghanistan is 62.0% cheaper than British Virgin Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 81.0% less in Afghanistan
Groceries: pay 79.7% less in Afghanistan
Transportation: pay 12.6% less in Afghanistan
Housing: pay 42.6% less in Afghanistan
Childcare: pay 86.7% less in Afghanistan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 55.7% less in Afghanistan
Clothing: pay 76.0% less in Afghanistan

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, groceries, clothing, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan vs. British Virgin Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Afghanistan instead of British Virgin Islands, you would:

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pay 81.0% less for restaurants

	British Virgin Islands	Afghanistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$24.49	$2.44 AFN154	-90.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.25	$3.89 AFN245	-70.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.97	$0.45 AFN29	-76.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50	$0.21 AFN13	-86.3%
Average			-81.0%

British Virgin Islands vs. Afghanistan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 79.7% less for groceries

	British Virgin Islands	Afghanistan
Bread 1 loaf	$4.96	$0.20 AFN13	-95.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.75	$2.26 AFN142	-70.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.43	$2.59 AFN163	-72.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.10	$1.53 AFN96	-75.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.21	$1.65 AFN104	-68.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56	$0.26 AFN16	-83.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.59	$0.41 AFN26	-74.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91	$0.34 AFN22	-62.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.22	$0.24 AFN15	-92.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.39	$0.21 AFN13	-91.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.95	$0.19 AFN12	-90.4%
Average			-79.7%

British Virgin Islands vs. Afghanistan - Cost of groceries

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pay 12.6% less for transportation

	British Virgin Islands	Afghanistan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.64	$4.06 AFN255	-12.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$16.25 AFN1,023
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$9,043.81 AFN570K
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$10.12 AFN637
Average			-12.6%

British Virgin Islands vs. Afghanistan - Cost of transportation

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pay 42.6% less for housing

	British Virgin Islands	Afghanistan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$120.00	$194.20 AFN12,235	+61.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,458.33	$87.87 AFN5,536	-94.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,183.33	$51.69 AFN3,256	-95.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.12	$63.00 AFN3,969	-42.8%
Average			-42.6%

British Virgin Islands vs. Afghanistan - Cost of housing

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pay 86.7% less for childcare

	British Virgin Islands	Afghanistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$375.00	$46.37 AFN2,921	-87.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,320.00	$1,476.83 AFN93,040	-85.7%
Average			-86.7%

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pay 55.7% less for entertainment and sports

	British Virgin Islands	Afghanistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.75	$4.87 AFN307	+30.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.04	$1.11 AFN70	-81.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00	$1.92 AFN121	-61.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$120.00	$10.12 AFN637	-91.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.50	$3.32 AFN209	-73.4%
Average			-55.7%

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pay 76.0% less for clothing

	British Virgin Islands	Afghanistan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$47.50	$11.08 AFN698	-76.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.00	$17.72 AFN1,116	-67.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$155.00	$33.97 AFN2,140	-78.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$125.00	$23.20 AFN1,462	-81.4%
Average			-76.0%

British Virgin Islands vs. Afghanistan - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026

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