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Afghanistan vs. Portugal Cost of Living Summary

Afghanistan is 48.7% cheaper than Portugal overall.

Restaurants: pay 75.5% less in Afghanistan
Groceries: pay 62.9% less in Afghanistan
Transportation: pay 49.8% less in Afghanistan
Housing: pay 38.8% more in Afghanistan
Childcare: pay 88.5% less in Afghanistan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.9% less in Afghanistan
Clothing: pay 70.3% less in Afghanistan

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

Afghanistan vs. Portugal Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 75.5% less for restaurants

	Portugal	Afghanistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.13 €11.33	$2.44 AFN161	-81.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.44 €8.14	$3.89 AFN257	-58.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 €1.66	$0.45 AFN30	-76.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.40 €1.20	$0.21 AFN14	-85.3%
Average			-75.5%

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pay 62.9% less for groceries

	Portugal	Afghanistan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 €1.31	$0.20 AFN13	-86.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.73 €4.94	$2.26 AFN149	-60.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.12 €3.55	$2.59 AFN171	-37.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.14 €2.71	$1.53 AFN101	-51.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.42 €2.95	$1.65 AFN109	-51.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.06 €0.91	$0.26 AFN17	-75.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 €0.58	$0.41 AFN27	-39.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.84 €0.73	$0.34 AFN23	-59.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 €1.01	$0.24 AFN16	-79.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 €0.64	$0.21 AFN14	-71.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.90 €0.78	$0.19 AFN12	-79.1%
Average			-62.9%

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pay 49.8% less for transportation

	Portugal	Afghanistan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.46 €6.43	$4.06 AFN268	-45.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.12 €33.73	$16.25 AFN1,074	-58.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,916.24 €30,109.22	$9,043.81 AFN597,905	-74.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.78 €11.02	$10.12 AFN669	-20.8%
Average			-49.8%

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pay 38.8% more for housing

	Portugal	Afghanistan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.01 €35.37	$194.20 AFN12,839	+373.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$954.63 €823.21	$87.87 AFN5,809	-90.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$787.92 €679.44	$51.69 AFN3,417	-93.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$95.92 €82.71	$63.00 AFN4,165	-34.3%
Average			+38.8%

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pay 88.5% less for childcare

	Portugal	Afghanistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$512.86 €442.26	$46.37 AFN3,066	-91.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,479.69 €9,036.92	$1,476.83 AFN97,636	-85.9%
Average			-88.5%

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pay 32.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Portugal	Afghanistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.56 €2.21	$4.87 AFN322	+90.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.05 €1.76	$1.11 AFN73	-45.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.30 €5.43	$1.92 AFN127	-69.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.69 €38.54	$10.12 AFN669	-77.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.76 €7.55	$3.32 AFN220	-62.0%
Average			-32.9%

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pay 70.3% less for clothing

	Portugal	Afghanistan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.22 €70.90	$11.08 AFN732	-86.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.56 €34.11	$17.72 AFN1,172	-55.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.53 €77.20	$33.97 AFN2,246	-62.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.44 €89.20	$23.20 AFN1,534	-77.6%
Average			-70.3%

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