Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 35.1% cheaper than Faroe Islands.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Faroe Islands, you would:
pay 89.6% less for restaurants
|
Faroe Islands
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.96
DKK152.18
|
$1.74
AFN126
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$19.03
DKK131.89
|
$3.49
AFN252
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.40
DKK23.59
|
$0.31
AFN22
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.68
DKK18.60
|
$0.17
AFN12
|
|
pay 75.9% less for groceries
|
Faroe Islands
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.00
DKK27.73
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.32
DKK50.73
|
$1.71
AFN123
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
DKK48.65
|
$2.38
AFN172
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
DKK26.72
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
DKK18.41
|
$1.13
AFN82
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
DKK9.20
|
$0.30
AFN22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.43
DKK9.89
|
$0.42
AFN30
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
DKK11.50
|
$0.57
AFN41
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
DKK11.96
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.14
AFN10
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.32
DKK16.11
|
$0.12
AFN8
|
|
pay 66.8% less for transportation
|
Faroe Islands
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
DKK47.05
|
$3.41
AFN246
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.46
AFN755
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,041.61
DKK298,274.03
|
$6,973.68
AFN503,146
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.81
AFN419
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Faroe Islands
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.56
DKK405.82
|
$610.20
AFN44,025
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$976.00
DKK6,763.58
|
$97.47
AFN7,033
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$805.20
DKK5,579.96
|
$68.91
AFN4,972
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.39
DKK972.88
|
$23.69
AFN1,709
|
|
pay 25.6% less for childcare
|
Faroe Islands
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$366.00
DKK2,536.34
|
$30.03
AFN2,166
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,090.92
DKK7,559.94
|
$1,534.21
AFN110,692
|
|
pay 78.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Faroe Islands
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.78
DKK60.87
|
$2.32
AFN168
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.67
DKK39.31
|
$1.16
AFN84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.52
DKK65.94
|
$1.92
AFN138
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.36
DKK390.60
|
$12.59
AFN908
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.64
DKK101.45
|
$2.62
AFN189
|
|
pay 79.0% less for clothing
|
Faroe Islands
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$136.64
DKK946.90
|
$16.66
AFN1,202
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.58
DKK329.72
|
$15.85
AFN1,143
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$143.96
DKK997.63
|
$31.38
AFN2,264
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$204.96
DKK1,420.35
|
$33.90
AFN2,446
|
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