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Afghanistan vs. Egypt Cost of Living Summary

Afghanistan is 72.2% more expensive than Egypt overall.

Restaurants: pay 1.5% less in Afghanistan
Groceries: pay 7.0% more in Afghanistan
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Afghanistan
Housing: pay 5.4 times more in Afghanistan
Childcare: pay 21.6% less in Afghanistan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.0% more in Afghanistan
Clothing: pay 58.9% less in Afghanistan

The cost of housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Afghanistan are more expensive than in Egypt. Expenses including clothing, childcare, and restaurants are lower in Afghanistan. Notably, housing and transportation are significantly more expensive in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan vs. Egypt Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Egypt, you would:

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pay 1.5% less for restaurants

	Egypt	Afghanistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.04 EGP192.56	$2.44 AFN161	-39.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.01 EGP238.65	$3.89 AFN257	-22.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 EGP17.26	$0.45 AFN30	+25.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.16 EGP7.49	$0.21 AFN14	+30.7%
Average			-1.5%

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pay 7.0% more for groceries

	Egypt	Afghanistan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.56 EGP26.52	$0.20 AFN13	-63.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.51 EGP71.98	$2.26 AFN149	+49.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.31 EGP157.57	$2.59 AFN171	-21.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.43 EGP68.30	$1.53 AFN101	+6.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.05 EGP97.62	$1.65 AFN109	-19.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.65 EGP30.88	$0.26 AFN17	-60.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.29 EGP13.65	$0.41 AFN27	+42.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.21 EGP10.14	$0.34 AFN23	+61.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.16 EGP7.44	$0.24 AFN16	+53.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 EGP8.53	$0.21 AFN14	+17.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 EGP8.07	$0.19 AFN12	+11.2%
Average			+7.0%

Egypt vs. Afghanistan - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Egypt	Afghanistan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.30 EGP61.93	$4.06 AFN268	+212.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.45 EGP355.17	$16.25 AFN1,074	+117.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,747.60 EGP1,608,073.05	$9,043.81 AFN597,905	-73.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.10 EGP147.87	$10.12 AFN669	+226.0%
Average			+120.7%

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pay 5.4 times more for housing

	Egypt	Afghanistan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.49 EGP595.23	$194.20 AFN12,839	+1454.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$157.03 EGP7,482.70	$87.87 AFN5,809	-44.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$85.28 EGP4,063.40	$51.69 AFN3,417	-39.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$13.26 EGP631.77	$63.00 AFN4,165	+375.1%
Average			+436.6%

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pay 21.6% less for childcare

	Egypt	Afghanistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$71.39 EGP3,401.96	$46.37 AFN3,066	-35.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,608.71 EGP76,654.96	$1,476.83 AFN97,636	-8.2%
Average			-21.6%

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pay 23.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Egypt	Afghanistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.67 EGP79.76	$4.87 AFN322	+191.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.40 EGP66.95	$1.11 AFN73	-21.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.99 EGP94.87	$1.92 AFN127	-3.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.74 EGP1,035.94	$10.12 AFN669	-53.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.25 EGP154.72	$3.32 AFN220	+2.3%
Average			+23.0%

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pay 58.9% less for clothing

	Egypt	Afghanistan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.55 EGP1,169.61	$11.08 AFN732	-54.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.67 EGP2,128.38	$17.72 AFN1,172	-60.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.64 EGP5,510.34	$33.97 AFN2,246	-70.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$46.41 EGP2,211.24	$23.20 AFN1,534	-50.0%
Average			-58.9%

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