Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 99.4% more expensive than Hungary.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Hungary, you would:
pay 68.0% less for restaurants
Hungary
|
Afghanistan
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.37
Ft2,725.43
|
$1.74
AFN126
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
Ft2,119.16
|
$3.49
AFN251
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
Ft436.07
|
$0.31
AFN22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
Ft357.93
|
$0.17
AFN12
|
|
pay 54.6% less for groceries
Hungary
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
Ft418.55
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.07
Ft1,875.05
|
$1.71
AFN123
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
Ft1,285.22
|
$2.38
AFN171
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.28
Ft841.90
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
Ft800.43
|
$1.13
AFN82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
Ft236.06
|
$0.30
AFN22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
Ft240.53
|
$0.42
AFN30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.69
Ft255.89
|
$0.57
AFN41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
Ft513.43
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
Ft164.21
|
$0.14
AFN10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
Ft163.70
|
$0.12
AFN8
|
|
pay 51.6% less for transportation
Hungary
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
Ft2,025.74
|
$3.41
AFN246
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.10
Ft8,915.99
|
$10.46
AFN753
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,929.98
Ft8,112,556.78
|
$6,973.68
AFN502,105
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.36
Ft3,832.70
|
$5.81
AFN418
|
|
pay 11.4 times more for housing
Hungary
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.65
Ft5,050.02
|
$610.20
AFN43,934
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$356.86
Ft132,012.32
|
$97.47
AFN7,018
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$280.52
Ft103,773.16
|
$68.91
AFN4,961
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.62
Ft40,920.24
|
$23.69
AFN1,705
|
|
pay 76.3% less for childcare
Hungary
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.36
Ft80,777.44
|
$30.03
AFN2,162
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,572.41
Ft1,691,471.18
|
$1,534.21
AFN110,463
|
|
pay 34.2% less for entertainment and sports
Hungary
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
Ft584.24
|
$2.32
AFN167
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
Ft631.90
|
$1.16
AFN84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.63
Ft2,083.17
|
$1.92
AFN138
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.88
Ft13,644.21
|
$12.59
AFN907
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.73
Ft2,118.62
|
$2.62
AFN188
|
|
pay 55.6% less for clothing
Hungary
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.90
Ft21,418.20
|
$16.66
AFN1,199
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.48
Ft9,795.83
|
$15.85
AFN1,141
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.51
Ft26,825.33
|
$31.38
AFN2,259
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.83
Ft27,312.27
|
$33.90
AFN2,441
|
|
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