Cost of living comparison

Albania

compared to

Afghanistan

Afghanistan vs. Albania Cost of Living Summary

Afghanistan is 12.7% cheaper than Albania overall.

Restaurants: pay 62.4% less in Afghanistan
Groceries: pay 59.1% less in Afghanistan
Transportation: pay 48.0% less in Afghanistan
Housing: pay 3.5 times more in Afghanistan
Childcare: pay 68.2% less in Afghanistan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.2% less in Afghanistan
Clothing: pay 68.3% less in Afghanistan

Expenses including clothing, childcare, restaurants, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Afghanistan. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan vs. Albania Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Albania, you would:

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pay 62.4% less for restaurants

	Albania	Afghanistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.37 ALL772	$2.34 AFN166	-72.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 ALL643	$4.88 AFN346	-30.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.66 ALL153	$0.48 AFN34	-71.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 ALL75	$0.19 AFN14	-76.4%
Average			-62.4%

Albania vs. Afghanistan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 59.1% less for groceries

	Albania	Afghanistan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 ALL78	$0.24 AFN17	-71.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.29 ALL488	$1.99 AFN142	-62.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.20 ALL664	$2.40 AFN170	-66.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.11 ALL287	$1.73 AFN123	-44.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.11 ALL287	$1.49 AFN106	-52.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.59 ALL54	$0.28 AFN20	-52.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 ALL97	$0.38 AFN27	-63.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 ALL63	$0.33 AFN23	-51.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 ALL62	$0.25 AFN18	-62.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 ALL43	$0.21 AFN15	-55.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 ALL47	$0.16 AFN12	-67.9%
Average			-59.1%

Albania vs. Afghanistan - Cost of groceries

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pay 48.0% less for transportation

	Albania	Afghanistan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.81 ALL721	$4.06 AFN288	-48.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.64 ALL1,627	$15.44 AFN1,095	-12.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,265.14 ALL2,607,568	$8,439.56 AFN598,861	-70.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.70 ALL2,832	$11.80 AFN837	-61.6%
Average			-48.0%

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pay 3.5 times more for housing

	Albania	Afghanistan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.01 ALL1,477	$189.66 AFN13,458	+1084.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$447.88 ALL41,319	$88.17 AFN6,256	-80.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$324.85 ALL29,969	$59.20 AFN4,201	-81.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$57.67 ALL5,320	$100.63 AFN7,140	+74.5%
Average			+249.2%

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pay 68.2% less for childcare

	Albania	Afghanistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$168.56 ALL15,551	$37.05 AFN2,629	-78.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,514.89 ALL324,262	$1,462.66 AFN103,789	-58.4%
Average			-68.2%

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pay 32.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Albania	Afghanistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.60 ALL240	$4.14 AFN294	+59.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.77 ALL164	$1.05 AFN74	-40.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.70 ALL342	$1.90 AFN135	-48.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.45 ALL4,101	$11.46 AFN813	-74.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.64 ALL705	$3.29 AFN234	-56.9%
Average			-32.2%

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pay 68.3% less for clothing

	Albania	Afghanistan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.86 ALL4,692	$15.11 AFN1,072	-70.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.61 ALL3,746	$18.99 AFN1,347	-53.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.86 ALL8,382	$26.51 AFN1,881	-70.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$121.22 ALL11,183	$25.50 AFN1,809	-79.0%
Average			-68.3%

Albania vs. Afghanistan - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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