Cost of living comparison

 British Indian Ocean Territory
compared to
 Afghanistan
Afghanistan vs. British Indian Ocean Territory Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Afghanistan instead of British Indian Ocean Territory, you would:

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
British Indian Ocean Territory
Afghanistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $2.34
AFN164
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $4.88
AFN341
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $0.48
AFN33

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

 
British Indian Ocean Territory
Afghanistan
Bread
1 loaf
?? $0.24
AFN17
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $1.99
AFN140
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $2.40
AFN168

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
British Indian Ocean Territory
Afghanistan
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $4.06
AFN284
Monthly public transit pass ?? $15.44
AFN1,081
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $8,439.56
AFN590,769

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pay (unknown) more for housing

 
British Indian Ocean Territory
Afghanistan
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $189.66
AFN13,276
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $88.17
AFN6,172
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $59.20
AFN4,144

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
British Indian Ocean Territory
Afghanistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $37.05
AFN2,594
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $1,462.66
AFN102,386

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

 
British Indian Ocean Territory
Afghanistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $4.14
AFN290
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $1.05
AFN73
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $1.90
AFN133

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
British Indian Ocean Territory
Afghanistan
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $15.11
AFN1,058
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $18.99
AFN1,329
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $26.51
AFN1,856

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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: June 2025
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