Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 46.9% cheaper than Malta.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Malta, you would:
pay 77.5% less for restaurants
|
Malta
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.69
€14.46
|
$2.08
AFN149
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.54
€8.79
|
$4.08
AFN293
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
€2.00
|
$0.46
AFN33
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
€1.43
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
pay 66.8% less for groceries
|
Malta
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
€1.12
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.45
€4.11
|
$1.90
AFN136
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
€4.06
|
$2.27
AFN163
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
€2.80
|
$1.65
AFN118
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
€3.50
|
$1.42
AFN102
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.19
|
$0.27
AFN19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$0.37
AFN26
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$0.32
AFN23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.21
|
$0.25
AFN18
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.20
AFN14
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.75
|
$0.15
AFN11
|
|
pay 49.0% less for transportation
|
Malta
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.50
€5.07
|
$3.85
AFN276
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.16
€22.27
|
$14.64
AFN1,050
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,882.44
€23,858.07
|
$8,342.32
AFN598,455
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.28
€26.06
|
$11.58
AFN831
|
|
pay 68.5% more for housing
|
Malta
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.50
€30.88
|
$179.88
AFN12,904
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$934.95
€861.83
|
$96.41
AFN6,916
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$777.27
€716.47
|
$58.93
AFN4,228
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.34
€74.97
|
$96.91
AFN6,952
|
|
pay 89.1% less for childcare
|
Malta
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$578.94
€533.66
|
$35.24
AFN2,528
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,806.22
€8,117.45
|
$1,385.55
AFN99,396
|
|
pay 49.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Malta
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.56
€3.28
|
$4.62
AFN332
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.50
€2.30
|
$1.03
AFN74
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.96
€5.50
|
$1.80
AFN129
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.37
€51.04
|
$10.98
AFN788
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.33
€9.52
|
$3.12
AFN224
|
|
pay 64.8% less for clothing
|
Malta
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.42
€82.43
|
$14.45
AFN1,037
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.06
€36.01
|
$21.98
AFN1,577
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.34
€79.58
|
$35.82
AFN2,569
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.92
€95.79
|
$27.74
AFN1,990
|
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