Cost of living comparison
Cyprus is 4.6 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Cyprus instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 4.5 times more for restaurants
Afghanistan
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
AFN149
|
$13.74
€12.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.08
AFN293
|
$8.59
€7.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
AFN33
|
$1.85
€1.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
AFN14
|
$1.04
€0.96
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for groceries
Afghanistan
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
$1.99
€1.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.90
AFN136
|
$5.82
€5.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.27
AFN163
|
$6.41
€5.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
AFN118
|
$3.50
€3.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.42
AFN102
|
$3.53
€3.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.27
AFN19
|
$1.14
€1.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
AFN26
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.32
AFN23
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN18
|
$1.18
€1.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
AFN14
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
AFN11
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Afghanistan
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
AFN276
|
$5.75
€5.30
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.64
AFN1,050
|
$50.09
€46.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,342.32
AFN598,542
|
$29,604.23
€27,268.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.58
AFN831
|
$21.98
€20.25
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for housing
Afghanistan
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$179.88
AFN12,906
|
$39.46
€36.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$96.41
AFN6,917
|
$924.34
€851.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$58.93
AFN4,228
|
$738.82
€680.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.91
AFN6,953
|
$136.66
€125.88
|
|
pay 8.6 times more for childcare
Afghanistan
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$35.24
AFN2,528
|
$424.84
€391.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,385.55
AFN99,410
|
$7,091.11
€6,531.67
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Afghanistan
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.62
AFN332
|
$3.33
€3.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
AFN74
|
$3.30
€3.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
AFN129
|
$4.37
€4.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$10.98
AFN788
|
$54.49
€50.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
AFN224
|
$10.29
€9.48
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for clothing
Afghanistan
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.45
AFN1,037
|
$80.92
€74.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.98
AFN1,577
|
$48.04
€44.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.82
AFN2,570
|
$125.90
€115.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$27.74
AFN1,990
|
$111.40
€102.61
|
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