Cost of living comparison
Poland is 3.5 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Poland instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 4.1 times more for restaurants
|
Afghanistan
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.34
AFN164
|
$8.88
PLN36.29
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
AFN341
|
$7.49
PLN30.63
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
AFN33
|
$1.74
PLN7.11
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
AFN13
|
$1.43
PLN5.86
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Afghanistan
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
$1.18
PLN4.84
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.99
AFN139
|
$4.31
PLN17.60
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.40
AFN168
|
$3.58
PLN14.64
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
AFN121
|
$2.93
PLN11.97
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
AFN104
|
$2.70
PLN11.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.28
AFN19
|
$0.43
PLN1.76
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
AFN27
|
$0.71
PLN2.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.33
AFN23
|
$0.76
PLN3.09
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN18
|
$1.09
PLN4.44
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
AFN14
|
$0.37
PLN1.50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.16
AFN11
|
$0.49
PLN2.00
|
|
pay 88.9% more for transportation
|
Afghanistan
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.06
AFN284
|
$6.07
PLN24.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.44
AFN1,079
|
$28.33
PLN115.80
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,439.56
AFN590,086
|
$30,111.92
PLN123,076.86
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.80
AFN825
|
$7.74
PLN31.63
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
|
Afghanistan
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$189.66
AFN13,261
|
$14.40
PLN58.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$88.17
AFN6,164
|
$601.98
PLN2,460.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$59.20
AFN4,139
|
$478.28
PLN1,954.86
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.63
AFN7,036
|
$184.01
PLN752.13
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for childcare
|
Afghanistan
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$37.05
AFN2,591
|
$318.05
PLN1,299.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,462.66
AFN102,268
|
$6,011.28
PLN24,570.00
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Afghanistan
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.14
AFN290
|
$3.12
PLN12.76
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.05
AFN73
|
$3.04
PLN12.44
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
AFN133
|
$4.55
PLN18.58
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.46
AFN801
|
$32.52
PLN132.94
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.29
AFN230
|
$6.47
PLN26.44
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for clothing
|
Afghanistan
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.11
AFN1,057
|
$75.63
PLN309.13
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.99
AFN1,327
|
$35.26
PLN144.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.51
AFN1,854
|
$78.29
PLN320.01
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.50
AFN1,783
|
$87.22
PLN356.51
|
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