Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 10.4% more expensive than Estonia.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Estonia, you would:
pay 76.6% less for restaurants
Estonia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.80
€8.25
|
$1.74
AFN124
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.18
€6.74
|
$3.49
AFN248
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.94
|
$0.31
AFN22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
€1.53
|
$0.17
AFN12
|
|
pay 59.1% less for groceries
Estonia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
€1.03
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.82
€4.52
|
$1.71
AFN122
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.70
€3.47
|
$2.38
AFN169
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
€2.16
|
$1.22
AFN87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
€2.99
|
$1.13
AFN81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$0.30
AFN22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.57
|
$0.42
AFN30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.94
|
$0.57
AFN41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.17
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$0.14
AFN10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$0.12
AFN8
|
|
pay 54.4% less for transportation
Estonia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.27
€6.82
|
$3.41
AFN243
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.31
€21.87
|
$10.46
AFN745
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,266.22
€21,829.53
|
$6,973.68
AFN496,407
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.59
€9.00
|
$5.81
AFN414
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for housing
Estonia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.10
€25.43
|
$610.20
AFN43,436
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$423.38
€397.24
|
$97.47
AFN6,938
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$342.21
€321.08
|
$68.91
AFN4,905
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$207.34
€194.54
|
$23.69
AFN1,686
|
|
pay 85.3% less for childcare
Estonia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$188.83
€177.17
|
$30.03
AFN2,137
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,455.31
€10,747.95
|
$1,534.21
AFN109,210
|
|
pay 63.0% less for entertainment and sports
Estonia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.34
€4.07
|
$2.32
AFN165
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.02
€2.83
|
$1.16
AFN83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.39
€5.05
|
$1.92
AFN137
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.88
€44.92
|
$12.59
AFN896
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
€7.83
|
$2.62
AFN186
|
|
pay 65.3% less for clothing
Estonia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.50
€78.34
|
$16.66
AFN1,186
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.16
€32.05
|
$15.85
AFN1,128
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.54
€74.62
|
$31.38
AFN2,234
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.03
€96.66
|
$33.90
AFN2,413
|
|
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