Cost of living comparison

 British Virgin Islands
compared to
 Afghanistan
Afghanistan vs. British Virgin Islands Cost of Living Summary
Afghanistan vs. British Virgin Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Afghanistan instead of British Virgin Islands, you would:

pay 79.1% less for restaurants

 
British Virgin Islands
Afghanistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $24.49
 
$2.34
AFN161
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$13.25
 
$4.88
AFN337
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.97
 
$0.48
AFN33

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pay 80.4% less for groceries

 
British Virgin Islands
Afghanistan
Bread
1 loaf
$4.96
 
$0.24
AFN17
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.75
 
$1.99
AFN138
Milk (1 gallon) $9.43
 
$2.40
AFN166

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pay 12.4% less for transportation

 
British Virgin Islands
Afghanistan
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.64
 
$4.06
AFN280
Monthly public transit pass ?? $15.44
AFN1,065
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $8,439.56
AFN582,330

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pay 34.9% less for housing

 
British Virgin Islands
Afghanistan
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$120.00
 
$189.66
AFN13,086
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,458.33
 
$88.17
AFN6,083
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,183.33
 
$59.20
AFN4,085

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pay 87.9% less for childcare

 
British Virgin Islands
Afghanistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $375.00
 
$37.05
AFN2,557
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,320.00
 
$1,462.66
AFN100,924

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pay 59.7% less for entertainment and sports

 
British Virgin Islands
Afghanistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.75
 
$4.14
AFN286
Cappuccino in mid-range area $6.04
 
$1.05
AFN72
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.00
 
$1.90
AFN131

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pay 74.0% less for clothing

 
British Virgin Islands
Afghanistan
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$47.50
 
$15.11
AFN1,043
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$55.00
 
$18.99
AFN1,310
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$155.00
 
$26.51
AFN1,829

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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: July 2025
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