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Afghanistan vs. Taiwan Cost of Living Summary

Afghanistan is 22.9% cheaper than Taiwan overall.

Restaurants: pay 49.2% less in Afghanistan
Groceries: pay 73.2% less in Afghanistan
Transportation: pay 27.4% less in Afghanistan
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Afghanistan
Childcare: pay 91.1% less in Afghanistan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.6% less in Afghanistan
Clothing: pay 64.9% less in Afghanistan

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

Afghanistan vs. Taiwan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 49.2% less for restaurants

	Taiwan	Afghanistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.82 NT$151.22	$2.44 AFN161	-49.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.16 NT$161.99	$3.89 AFN257	-24.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.98 NT$30.70	$0.45 AFN30	-53.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 NT$21.02	$0.21 AFN14	-69.3%
Average			-49.2%

Taiwan vs. Afghanistan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 73.2% less for groceries

	Taiwan	Afghanistan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.77 NT$55.47	$0.20 AFN13	-88.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.29 NT$291.60	$2.26 AFN149	-75.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.90 NT$373.42	$2.59 AFN171	-78.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 NT$82.06	$1.53 AFN101	-41.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.56 NT$111.70	$1.65 AFN109	-53.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.03 NT$63.63	$0.26 AFN17	-87.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00 NT$31.34	$0.41 AFN27	-59.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$39.17	$0.34 AFN23	-72.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.55 NT$48.61	$0.24 AFN16	-84.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 NT$37.82	$0.21 AFN14	-82.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.03 NT$32.24	$0.19 AFN12	-81.7%
Average			-73.2%

Taiwan vs. Afghanistan - Cost of groceries

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pay 27.4% less for transportation

	Taiwan	Afghanistan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.78 NT$118.78	$4.06 AFN268	+7.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.06 NT$1,069.33	$16.25 AFN1,074	-52.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,728.87 NT$1,121,597.24	$9,043.81 AFN597,905	-74.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.18 NT$288.18	$10.12 AFN669	+10.2%
Average			-27.4%

Taiwan vs. Afghanistan - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Taiwan	Afghanistan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.10 NT$662.43	$194.20 AFN12,839	+820.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$429.29 NT$13,476.23	$87.87 AFN5,809	-79.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$295.73 NT$9,283.44	$51.69 AFN3,417	-82.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.85 NT$1,721.85	$63.00 AFN4,165	+14.9%
Average			+168.3%

Taiwan vs. Afghanistan - Cost of housing

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pay 91.1% less for childcare

	Taiwan	Afghanistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$519.45 NT$16,306.62	$46.37 AFN3,066	-91.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,665.76 NT$523,169.72	$1,476.83 AFN97,636	-91.1%
Average			-91.1%

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pay 22.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Taiwan	Afghanistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.97 NT$61.79	$4.87 AFN322	+147.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.00 NT$94.24	$1.11 AFN73	-63.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.54 NT$142.65	$1.92 AFN127	-57.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.49 NT$1,176.73	$10.12 AFN669	-73.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.04 NT$315.31	$3.32 AFN220	-66.9%
Average			-22.6%

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pay 64.9% less for clothing

	Taiwan	Afghanistan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.08 NT$2,043.13	$11.08 AFN732	-83.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.24 NT$980.69	$17.72 AFN1,172	-43.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.60 NT$2,498.69	$33.97 AFN2,246	-57.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.29 NT$3,022.88	$23.20 AFN1,534	-75.9%
Average			-64.9%

Taiwan vs. Afghanistan - Cost of clothing

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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: December 2025

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