Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 2.4 times more expensive than Libya.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Libya, you would:
pay 20.9% less for restaurants
Libya
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.94
LYD19.010
|
$1.74
AFN124
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.22
LYD15.520
|
$3.49
AFN248
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
LYD2.350
|
$0.31
AFN22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
LYD0.800
|
$0.17
AFN12
|
|
pay 25.8% less for groceries
Libya
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.37
LYD1.790
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.83
LYD13.650
|
$1.71
AFN122
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
LYD16.710
|
$2.38
AFN169
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.31
LYD6.330
|
$1.22
AFN87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
LYD7.040
|
$1.13
AFN81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
LYD3.540
|
$0.30
AFN22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
LYD2.380
|
$0.42
AFN30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LYD1.760
|
$0.57
AFN41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
LYD1.250
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
LYD1.440
|
$0.14
AFN10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
LYD1.440
|
$0.12
AFN8
|
|
pay 7.1 times more for transportation
Libya
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.13
LYD0.610
|
$3.41
AFN243
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.37
LYD103.060
|
$10.46
AFN745
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,497.81
LYD84,369.890
|
$6,973.68
AFN496,407
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.82
LYD37.690
|
$5.81
AFN414
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for housing
Libya
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.87
LYD158.490
|
$610.20
AFN43,436
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$163.31
LYD787.450
|
$97.47
AFN6,938
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$92.59
LYD446.460
|
$68.91
AFN4,905
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.37
LYD141.630
|
$23.69
AFN1,686
|
|
pay 1.9% more for childcare
Libya
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$59.72
LYD287.970
|
$30.03
AFN2,137
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$998.54
LYD4,814.710
|
$1,534.21
AFN109,210
|
|
pay 33.6% more for entertainment and sports
Libya
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LYD3.980
|
$2.32
AFN165
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.59
LYD2.820
|
$1.16
AFN83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
LYD12.150
|
$1.92
AFN137
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.79
LYD95.400
|
$12.59
AFN896
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
LYD26.150
|
$2.62
AFN186
|
|
pay 39.5% less for clothing
Libya
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.92
LYD134.650
|
$16.66
AFN1,186
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.65
LYD147.810
|
$15.85
AFN1,128
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.32
LYD204.060
|
$31.38
AFN2,234
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.04
LYD289.480
|
$33.90
AFN2,413
|
|
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