Cost of living comparison
Norway is 5.4 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Norway instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 7.8 times more for restaurants
Afghanistan
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
AFN149
|
$18.51
NOK194.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.08
AFN293
|
$11.71
NOK123.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
AFN33
|
$2.99
NOK31.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
AFN14
|
$2.51
NOK26.40
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for groceries
Afghanistan
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
$2.95
NOK31.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.90
AFN136
|
$5.22
NOK54.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.27
AFN163
|
$7.39
NOK77.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
AFN118
|
$3.72
NOK39.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.42
AFN102
|
$5.79
NOK60.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.27
AFN19
|
$1.31
NOK13.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
AFN26
|
$0.96
NOK10.13
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.32
AFN23
|
$1.24
NOK13.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN18
|
$1.77
NOK18.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
AFN14
|
$0.93
NOK9.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
AFN11
|
$1.01
NOK10.63
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Afghanistan
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
AFN276
|
$7.55
NOK79.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.64
AFN1,050
|
$74.48
NOK782.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,342.32
AFN598,542
|
$33,686.16
NOK354,011.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.58
AFN831
|
$21.49
NOK225.86
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for housing
Afghanistan
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$179.88
AFN12,906
|
$50.62
NOK531.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$96.41
AFN6,917
|
$1,050.72
NOK11,042.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$58.93
AFN4,228
|
$796.76
NOK8,373.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.91
AFN6,953
|
$132.58
NOK1,393.31
|
|
pay 6.9 times more for childcare
Afghanistan
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$35.24
AFN2,528
|
$293.64
NOK3,085.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,385.55
AFN99,410
|
$7,459.17
NOK78,389.13
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Afghanistan
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.62
AFN332
|
$9.25
NOK97.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
AFN74
|
$4.58
NOK48.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
AFN129
|
$13.52
NOK142.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$10.98
AFN788
|
$43.22
NOK454.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
AFN224
|
$13.15
NOK138.24
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for clothing
Afghanistan
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.45
AFN1,037
|
$82.76
NOK869.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.98
AFN1,577
|
$41.00
NOK430.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.82
AFN2,570
|
$92.09
NOK967.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$27.74
AFN1,990
|
$123.04
NOK1,293.02
|
|
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