Cost of living comparison

Poland

compared to

Afghanistan

Afghanistan vs. Poland Cost of Living Summary

Afghanistan is 68.7% cheaper than Poland overall.

Restaurants: pay 69.0% less in Afghanistan
Groceries: pay 51.9% less in Afghanistan
Transportation: pay 48.2% less in Afghanistan
Housing: pay 77.3% less in Afghanistan
Childcare: pay 91.2% less in Afghanistan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 61.9% less in Afghanistan
Clothing: pay 68.3% less in Afghanistan

Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Afghanistan.

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Afghanistan vs. Poland Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 69.0% less for restaurants

	Poland	Afghanistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.02 PLN38.91	$2.77 AFN180	-72.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.33 PLN32.36	$4.62 AFN300	-44.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.06 PLN7.99	$0.47 AFN31	-76.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.69 PLN6.55	$0.15 AFN10	-90.9%
Average			-69.0%

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pay 51.9% less for groceries

	Poland	Afghanistan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.26 PLN4.91	$0.24 AFN16	-81.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.34 PLN16.87	$2.19 AFN142	-49.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.75 PLN14.56	$3.21 AFN208	-14.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.32 PLN12.89	$1.55 AFN101	-53.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.84 PLN11.04	$1.81 AFN118	-36.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 PLN1.99	$0.32 AFN21	-37.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 PLN2.79	$0.40 AFN26	-44.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN3.00	$0.42 AFN27	-45.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 PLN4.76	$0.24 AFN16	-80.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 PLN1.49	$0.28 AFN18	-27.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 PLN1.76	$0.22 AFN15	-50.7%
Average			-51.9%

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pay 48.2% less for transportation

	Poland	Afghanistan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.15 PLN23.90	$4.19 AFN272	-31.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.85 PLN119.83	$20.77 AFN1,350	-32.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,440.20 PLN118K	$8,461.54 AFN550K	-72.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.65 PLN33.58	$5.77 AFN375	-33.3%
Average			-48.2%

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pay 77.3% less for housing

	Poland	Afghanistan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.87 PLN65.54	$96.92 AFN6,300	+474.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$635.08 PLN2,467.09	$123.08 AFN8,000	-80.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$525.98 PLN2,043.28	$108.80 AFN7,072	-79.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$213.80 PLN830.55	$32.46 AFN2,110	-84.8%
Average			-77.3%

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pay 91.2% less for childcare

	Poland	Afghanistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$375.24 PLN1,457.68	$20.26 AFN1,317	-94.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,342.23 PLN28,522.48	$1,046.15 AFN68,000	-85.8%
Average			-91.2%

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pay 61.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Poland	Afghanistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.44 PLN13.36	$2.31 AFN150	-32.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.38 PLN13.13	$1.10 AFN71	-67.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.25 PLN20.38	$2.38 AFN155	-54.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.23 PLN140.74	$11.08 AFN720	-69.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.22 PLN28.04	$2.31 AFN150	-68.0%
Average			-61.9%

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pay 68.3% less for clothing

	Poland	Afghanistan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.02 PLN314.75	$10.64 AFN692	-86.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.65 PLN142.38	$16.00 AFN1,040	-56.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.93 PLN333.81	$57.69 AFN3,750	-32.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.22 PLN369.91	$25.08 AFN1,630	-73.7%
Average			-68.3%

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