Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 18.2% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 78.5% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Afghanistan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.72
|
$1.74
AFN124
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£5.99
|
$3.49
AFN248
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.48
|
$0.31
AFN22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.09
|
$0.17
AFN12
|
|
pay 62.2% less for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Afghanistan
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.89
|
$1.71
AFN122
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.75
|
$2.38
AFN169
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.07
|
$1.22
AFN87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.53
|
$1.13
AFN81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.84
|
$0.30
AFN22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.51
|
$0.42
AFN30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.80
|
$0.57
AFN41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.94
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.51
|
$0.14
AFN10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.46
|
$0.12
AFN8
|
|
pay 69.7% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Afghanistan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.87
|
$3.41
AFN243
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£73.56
|
$10.46
AFN745
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,459.36
|
$6,973.68
AFN496,407
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£13.08
|
$5.81
AFN414
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
United Kingdom
|
Afghanistan
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£30.28
|
$610.20
AFN43,436
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£845.34
|
$97.47
AFN6,938
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£671.26
|
$68.91
AFN4,905
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£147.14
|
$23.69
AFN1,686
|
|
pay 94.1% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£952.34
|
$30.03
AFN2,137
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,287.10
|
$1,534.21
AFN109,210
|
|
pay 71.2% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Afghanistan
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£3.97
|
$2.32
AFN165
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.88
|
$1.16
AFN83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.89
|
$1.92
AFN137
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£33.54
|
$12.59
AFN896
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.61
|
$2.62
AFN186
|
|
pay 63.6% less for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Afghanistan
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£59.20
|
$16.66
AFN1,186
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£30.51
|
$15.85
AFN1,128
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£63.83
|
$31.38
AFN2,234
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£64.89
|
$33.90
AFN2,413
|
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