Cost of living comparison
Austria is 5.4 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Austria instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 7.0 times more for restaurants
|
Afghanistan
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.34
AFN164
|
$15.38
€14.75
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
AFN341
|
$10.63
€10.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
AFN33
|
$3.11
€2.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
AFN13
|
$2.40
€2.30
|
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pay 4.6 times more for groceries
|
Afghanistan
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
$2.51
€2.40
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.99
AFN139
|
$8.15
€7.81
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.40
AFN168
|
$5.62
€5.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
AFN121
|
$4.05
€3.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
AFN104
|
$6.06
€5.81
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.28
AFN19
|
$1.15
€1.11
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
AFN27
|
$0.97
€0.93
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.33
AFN23
|
$1.36
€1.30
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN18
|
$1.88
€1.81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
AFN14
|
$0.87
€0.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.16
AFN11
|
$0.80
€0.77
|
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pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Afghanistan
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.06
AFN284
|
$6.30
€6.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.44
AFN1,079
|
$48.89
€46.87
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,439.56
AFN590,086
|
$26,790.93
€25,686.42
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.80
AFN825
|
$20.20
€19.37
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for housing
|
Afghanistan
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$189.66
AFN13,261
|
$36.05
€34.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$88.17
AFN6,164
|
$834.31
€799.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$59.20
AFN4,139
|
$704.76
€675.71
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.63
AFN7,036
|
$275.88
€264.51
|
|
pay 10.7 times more for childcare
|
Afghanistan
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$37.05
AFN2,591
|
$436.40
€418.41
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,462.66
AFN102,268
|
$14,173.71
€13,589.37
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Afghanistan
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.14
AFN290
|
$4.65
€4.46
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.05
AFN73
|
$3.63
€3.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
AFN133
|
$6.56
€6.29
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.46
AFN801
|
$45.89
€44.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.29
AFN230
|
$12.58
€12.06
|
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pay 4.0 times more for clothing
|
Afghanistan
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.11
AFN1,057
|
$85.11
€81.60
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.99
AFN1,327
|
$43.90
€42.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.51
AFN1,854
|
$88.16
€84.53
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.50
AFN1,783
|
$118.74
€113.84
|
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