Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 12.4% cheaper than Malta.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Malta, you would:
pay 81.3% less for restaurants
Malta
|
Afghanistan
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.70
|
$1.74
AFN126
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.42
€8.80
|
$3.49
AFN253
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
€1.95
|
$0.31
AFN22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.32
|
$0.17
AFN12
|
|
pay 67.1% less for groceries
Malta
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
€1.10
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.02
€4.69
|
$1.71
AFN124
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.95
|
$2.38
AFN173
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.62
€2.45
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
€3.30
|
$1.13
AFN82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.11
|
$0.30
AFN22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.42
AFN31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.00
|
$0.57
AFN41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.20
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.14
AFN10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.12
AFN8
|
|
pay 62.2% less for transportation
Malta
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
€5.32
|
$3.41
AFN247
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.21
€27.28
|
$10.46
AFN758
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,036.28
€22,452.44
|
$6,973.68
AFN505,512
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.88
€20.44
|
$5.81
AFN421
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for housing
Malta
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.69
€33.34
|
$610.20
AFN44,232
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$914.55
€854.29
|
$97.47
AFN7,066
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$729.88
€681.79
|
$68.91
AFN4,995
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.58
€74.33
|
$23.69
AFN1,717
|
|
pay 86.9% less for childcare
Malta
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$395.67
€369.59
|
$30.03
AFN2,177
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,258.81
€7,714.60
|
$1,534.21
AFN111,213
|
|
pay 60.4% less for entertainment and sports
Malta
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
€2.89
|
$2.32
AFN168
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
€2.31
|
$1.16
AFN84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.18
€5.78
|
$1.92
AFN139
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.27
€60.04
|
$12.59
AFN913
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.61
|
$2.62
AFN190
|
|
pay 68.6% less for clothing
Malta
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.26
€76.84
|
$16.66
AFN1,208
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.09
€37.45
|
$15.85
AFN1,149
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.90
€81.17
|
$31.38
AFN2,275
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.30
€106.77
|
$33.90
AFN2,457
|
|
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