Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 33.1% more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 0.9% less for restaurants
|
Afghanistan
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.34
AFN159
|
$3.96
EGP196.53
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
AFN332
|
$4.84
EGP240.18
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
AFN33
|
$0.31
EGP15.17
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
AFN13
|
$0.12
EGP6.11
|
|
pay 26.3% more for groceries
|
Afghanistan
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
$0.76
EGP37.59
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.99
AFN136
|
$1.76
EGP87.62
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.40
AFN163
|
$3.30
EGP163.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
AFN118
|
$1.54
EGP76.58
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
AFN101
|
$1.97
EGP97.78
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.28
AFN19
|
$0.62
EGP30.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
AFN26
|
$0.21
EGP10.64
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.33
AFN22
|
$0.15
EGP7.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN17
|
$0.18
EGP8.85
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
AFN14
|
$0.21
EGP10.26
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.16
AFN11
|
$0.23
EGP11.22
|
|
pay 17.4% more for transportation
|
Afghanistan
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.06
AFN277
|
$0.98
EGP48.65
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.44
AFN1,051
|
$12.01
EGP596.29
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,439.56
AFN574,841
|
$29,154.15
EGP1,447,508.63
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.80
AFN804
|
$2.65
EGP131.78
|
|
pay 9.3% more for housing
|
Afghanistan
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$189.66
AFN12,918
|
$7.63
EGP378.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$88.17
AFN6,005
|
$206.11
EGP10,233.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$59.20
AFN4,032
|
$111.12
EGP5,517.13
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.63
AFN6,854
|
$11.85
EGP588.47
|
|
pay 40.1% more for childcare
|
Afghanistan
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$37.05
AFN2,524
|
$66.57
EGP3,305.02
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,462.66
AFN99,626
|
$1,472.73
EGP73,121.20
|
|
pay 8.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Afghanistan
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.14
AFN282
|
$1.79
EGP89.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.05
AFN71
|
$1.38
EGP68.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
AFN130
|
$1.85
EGP91.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.46
AFN780
|
$21.86
EGP1,085.59
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.29
AFN224
|
$2.68
EGP132.98
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
Afghanistan
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.11
AFN1,029
|
$23.44
EGP1,163.95
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.99
AFN1,293
|
$48.49
EGP2,407.60
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.51
AFN1,806
|
$97.17
EGP4,824.65
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.50
AFN1,737
|
$36.98
EGP1,836.24
|
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