Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 2.1 times more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Poland, you would:
pay 69.4% less for restaurants
|
Poland
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
zł27.73
|
$1.74
AFN124
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
zł23.97
|
$3.49
AFN248
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
zł5.23
|
$0.31
AFN22
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
zł4.63
|
$0.17
AFN12
|
|
pay 44.7% less for groceries
|
Poland
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
zł3.78
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
zł13.46
|
$1.71
AFN122
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
zł11.35
|
$2.38
AFN169
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
zł10.02
|
$1.22
AFN87
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
zł8.85
|
$1.13
AFN81
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
zł1.54
|
$0.30
AFN22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
zł2.21
|
$0.42
AFN30
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
zł2.53
|
$0.57
AFN41
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
zł4.63
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
zł1.18
|
$0.14
AFN10
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
zł1.50
|
$0.12
AFN8
|
|
pay 42.2% less for transportation
|
Poland
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
zł22.90
|
$3.41
AFN243
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
zł96.36
|
$10.46
AFN745
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
zł79,742.26
|
$6,973.68
AFN496,407
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
zł25.45
|
$5.81
AFN414
|
|
pay 11.9 times more for housing
|
Poland
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
zł52.15
|
$610.20
AFN43,436
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
zł1,934.59
|
$97.47
AFN6,938
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
zł1,639.59
|
$68.91
AFN4,905
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
zł598.69
|
$23.69
AFN1,686
|
|
pay 76.3% less for childcare
|
Poland
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
zł920.87
|
$30.03
AFN2,137
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
zł18,004.82
|
$1,534.21
AFN109,210
|
|
pay 42.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Poland
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
zł9.42
|
$2.32
AFN165
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
zł9.87
|
$1.16
AFN83
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
zł16.64
|
$1.92
AFN137
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
zł110.63
|
$12.59
AFN896
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
zł22.68
|
$2.62
AFN186
|
|
pay 57.4% less for clothing
|
Poland
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
zł260.54
|
$16.66
AFN1,186
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
zł122.23
|
$15.85
AFN1,128
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
zł267.49
|
$31.38
AFN2,234
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
zł303.20
|
$33.90
AFN2,413
|
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