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Afghanistan vs. Moldova Cost of Living Summary

Afghanistan is 19.8% more expensive than Moldova overall.

Restaurants: pay 58.6% less in Afghanistan
Groceries: pay 45.9% less in Afghanistan
Transportation: pay 11.7% more in Afghanistan
Housing: pay 4.8 times more in Afghanistan
Childcare: pay 81.0% less in Afghanistan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.7% more in Afghanistan
Clothing: pay 72.5% less in Afghanistan

The cost of housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Afghanistan are more expensive than in Moldova. Expenses including childcare, clothing, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Afghanistan. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan vs. Moldova Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Moldova, you would:

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pay 58.6% less for restaurants

	Moldova	Afghanistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.86 MDL152.14	$2.44 AFN154	-72.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.75 MDL133.13	$3.89 AFN245	-49.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 MDL14.85	$0.45 AFN29	-47.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 MDL9.98	$0.21 AFN13	-64.7%
Average			-58.6%

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pay 45.9% less for groceries

	Moldova	Afghanistan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.46 MDL7.84	$0.20 AFN13	-55.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.18 MDL88.89	$2.26 AFN142	-56.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.54 MDL77.92	$2.59 AFN163	-43.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.13 MDL36.60	$1.53 AFN96	-28.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.43 MDL41.65	$1.65 AFN104	-31.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.41 MDL7.01	$0.26 AFN16	-37.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 MDL14.73	$0.41 AFN26	-52.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 MDL13.94	$0.34 AFN22	-57.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MDL16.52	$0.24 AFN15	-75.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 MDL5.82	$0.21 AFN13	-37.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.27 MDL4.57	$0.19 AFN12	-29.2%
Average			-45.9%

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pay 11.7% more for transportation

	Moldova	Afghanistan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.28 MDL90.58	$4.06 AFN255	-23.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.10 MDL276.48	$16.25 AFN1,023	+0.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,784.24 MDL546K	$9,043.81 AFN570K	-71.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.21 MDL72.24	$10.12 AFN637	+140.4%
Average			+11.7%

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pay 4.8 times more for housing

	Moldova	Afghanistan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.63 MDL182.55	$194.20 AFN12,235	+1726.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$424.82 MDL7,293.66	$87.87 AFN5,536	-79.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$315.71 MDL5,420.35	$51.69 AFN3,256	-83.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$104.05 MDL1,786.45	$63.00 AFN3,969	-39.5%
Average			+381.0%

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pay 81.0% less for childcare

	Moldova	Afghanistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$314.41 MDL5,398.12	$46.37 AFN2,921	-85.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,362.73 MDL109K	$1,476.83 AFN93,040	-76.8%
Average			-81.0%

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pay 3.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Moldova	Afghanistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.61 MDL27.64	$4.87 AFN307	+202.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.68 MDL28.89	$1.11 AFN70	-34.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.36 MDL57.75	$1.92 AFN121	-42.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.99 MDL549.28	$10.12 AFN637	-68.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.42 MDL93.12	$3.32 AFN209	-38.7%
Average			+3.7%

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pay 72.5% less for clothing

	Moldova	Afghanistan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.94 MDL977.59	$11.08 AFN698	-80.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.36 MDL830.25	$17.72 AFN1,116	-63.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.20 MDL1,995.10	$33.97 AFN2,140	-70.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.29 MDL1,618.93	$23.20 AFN1,462	-75.4%
Average			-72.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026

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