Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 3.7% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Italy, you would:
pay 80.9% less for restaurants
Italy
|
Afghanistan
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.77
|
$1.74
AFN126
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
€8.52
|
$3.49
AFN251
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
€2.29
|
$0.31
AFN22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.09
|
$0.17
AFN12
|
|
pay 68.4% less for groceries
Italy
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
€6.75
|
$1.71
AFN123
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
€4.58
|
$2.38
AFN171
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
€2.95
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.47
€4.19
|
$1.13
AFN82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.90
|
$0.30
AFN22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$0.42
AFN30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.88
|
$0.57
AFN41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.12
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.61
|
$0.14
AFN10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$0.12
AFN8
|
|
pay 68.0% less for transportation
Italy
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.02
€7.52
|
$3.41
AFN246
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.40
€36.01
|
$10.46
AFN753
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,887.08
€24,278.61
|
$6,973.68
AFN502,105
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.65
€17.49
|
$5.81
AFN418
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for housing
Italy
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.75
€28.84
|
$610.20
AFN43,934
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.10
€570.32
|
$97.47
AFN7,018
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$488.80
€458.43
|
$68.91
AFN4,961
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.72
€142.29
|
$23.69
AFN1,705
|
|
pay 88.8% less for childcare
Italy
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$459.30
€430.76
|
$30.03
AFN2,162
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,604.44
€9,007.68
|
$1,534.21
AFN110,463
|
|
pay 59.3% less for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.83
€4.53
|
$2.32
AFN167
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
€1.50
|
$1.16
AFN84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
€5.91
|
$1.92
AFN138
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.79
€48.57
|
$12.59
AFN907
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.32
€8.74
|
$2.62
AFN188
|
|
pay 67.8% less for clothing
Italy
|
Afghanistan
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.37
€75.37
|
$16.66
AFN1,199
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.54
€34.27
|
$15.85
AFN1,141
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.56
€83.99
|
$31.38
AFN2,259
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.84
€107.71
|
$33.90
AFN2,441
|
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