Cost of living comparison
Norway is 5.2 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Norway instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 7.6 times more for restaurants
|
Afghanistan
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.34
AFN160
|
$18.52
NOK203.72
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
AFN333
|
$12.17
NOK133.83
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
AFN33
|
$2.88
NOK31.66
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
AFN13
|
$2.70
NOK29.72
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for groceries
|
Afghanistan
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
$3.03
NOK33.32
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.99
AFN136
|
$5.10
NOK56.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.40
AFN164
|
$7.41
NOK81.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
AFN118
|
$3.71
NOK40.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
AFN102
|
$5.92
NOK65.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.28
AFN19
|
$1.32
NOK14.47
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
AFN26
|
$0.98
NOK10.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.33
AFN22
|
$1.29
NOK14.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN17
|
$1.82
NOK20.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
AFN14
|
$0.96
NOK10.51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.16
AFN11
|
$1.05
NOK11.58
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
|
Afghanistan
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.06
AFN278
|
$7.32
NOK80.54
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.44
AFN1,055
|
$67.29
NOK740.18
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,439.56
AFN576,804
|
$32,441.53
NOK356,853.64
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.80
AFN806
|
$23.50
NOK258.48
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for housing
|
Afghanistan
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$189.66
AFN12,962
|
$52.97
NOK582.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$88.17
AFN6,026
|
$1,030.17
NOK11,331.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$59.20
AFN4,046
|
$803.77
NOK8,841.36
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.63
AFN6,877
|
$148.13
NOK1,629.45
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for childcare
|
Afghanistan
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$37.05
AFN2,532
|
$272.16
NOK2,993.76
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,462.66
AFN99,966
|
$6,113.04
NOK67,242.87
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Afghanistan
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.14
AFN283
|
$8.83
NOK97.11
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.05
AFN72
|
$4.64
NOK51.02
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
AFN130
|
$13.25
NOK145.74
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.46
AFN783
|
$43.21
NOK475.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.29
AFN225
|
$13.55
NOK149.08
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for clothing
|
Afghanistan
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.11
AFN1,033
|
$87.77
NOK965.51
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.99
AFN1,298
|
$40.11
NOK441.18
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.51
AFN1,812
|
$100.53
NOK1,105.79
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.50
AFN1,743
|
$126.05
NOK1,386.56
|
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