Cost of living comparison

Armenia

compared to

Afghanistan

Afghanistan vs. Armenia Cost of Living Summary

Afghanistan is 8.4% cheaper than Armenia overall.

Restaurants: pay 57.3% less in Afghanistan
Groceries: pay 49.6% less in Afghanistan
Transportation: pay 37.3% more in Afghanistan
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Afghanistan
Childcare: pay 85.0% less in Afghanistan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.5% less in Afghanistan
Clothing: pay 72.2% less in Afghanistan

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

Afghanistan vs. Armenia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 57.3% less for restaurants

	Armenia	Afghanistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.61 AMD4,154.70	$2.34 AFN166	-77.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.00 AMD3,525.20	$4.88 AFN346	-45.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 AMD337.13	$0.48 AFN34	-44.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 AMD192.44	$0.19 AFN14	-61.1%
Average			-57.3%

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pay 49.6% less for groceries

	Armenia	Afghanistan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.70 AMD273.14	$0.24 AFN17	-65.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.88 AMD1,520.29	$1.99 AFN142	-48.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.47 AMD2,143.15	$2.40 AFN170	-56.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.20 AMD859.84	$1.73 AFN123	-21.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.20 AMD1,254.65	$1.49 AFN106	-53.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.56 AMD218.63	$0.28 AFN20	-50.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 AMD287.18	$0.38 AFN27	-48.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.64 AMD249.93	$0.33 AFN23	-48.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 AMD311.69	$0.25 AFN18	-68.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 AMD131.43	$0.21 AFN15	-38.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.31 AMD123.11	$0.16 AFN12	-48.2%
Average			-49.6%

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pay 37.3% more for transportation

	Armenia	Afghanistan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.63 AMD1,811.26	$4.06 AFN288	-12.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.86 AMD5,036.00	$15.44 AFN1,095	+20.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,864.95 AMD12,086,405.84	$8,439.56 AFN598,861	-72.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.76 AMD1,470.51	$11.80 AFN837	+214.2%
Average			+37.3%

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Armenia	Afghanistan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.21 AMD7,522.08	$189.66 AFN13,458	+887.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$684.28 AMD267,955.66	$88.17 AFN6,256	-87.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$447.92 AMD175,400.14	$59.20 AFN4,201	-86.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$89.01 AMD34,854.43	$100.63 AFN7,140	+13.1%
Average			+181.6%

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pay 85.0% less for childcare

	Armenia	Afghanistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$270.71 AMD106,007.85	$37.05 AFN2,629	-86.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,038.40 AMD3,539,347.28	$1,462.66 AFN103,789	-83.8%
Average			-85.0%

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pay 13.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Armenia	Afghanistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.67 AMD654.68	$4.14 AFN294	+147.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.87 AMD1,122.72	$1.05 AFN74	-63.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.57 AMD1,007.20	$1.90 AFN135	-26.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.15 AMD26,296.90	$11.46 AFN813	-82.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.79 AMD2,266.20	$3.29 AFN234	-43.1%
Average			-13.5%

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pay 72.2% less for clothing

	Armenia	Afghanistan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.99 AMD27,799.46	$15.11 AFN1,072	-78.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.27 AMD20,076.20	$18.99 AFN1,347	-63.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$139.93 AMD54,794.35	$26.51 AFN1,881	-81.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.15 AMD29,427.77	$25.50 AFN1,809	-66.1%
Average			-72.2%

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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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