Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 7.4% more expensive than Bulgaria.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Bulgaria, you would:
pay 60.9% less for restaurants
|
Bulgaria
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.86
BGN16.61
|
$2.34
AFN164
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.63
BGN14.30
|
$4.88
AFN341
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
BGN2.23
|
$0.48
AFN33
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
BGN1.38
|
$0.19
AFN13
|
|
pay 59.1% less for groceries
|
Bulgaria
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
BGN1.65
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.65
BGN8.71
|
$1.99
AFN139
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.10
BGN11.43
|
$2.40
AFN168
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
BGN5.52
|
$1.73
AFN121
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
BGN5.91
|
$1.49
AFN104
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
BGN1.28
|
$0.28
AFN19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
BGN1.58
|
$0.38
AFN27
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
BGN1.36
|
$0.33
AFN23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
BGN1.83
|
$0.25
AFN18
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
BGN0.89
|
$0.21
AFN14
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
BGN0.93
|
$0.16
AFN11
|
|
pay 12.0% less for transportation
|
Bulgaria
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.44
BGN10.20
|
$4.06
AFN284
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.97
BGN43.06
|
$15.44
AFN1,079
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,917.67
BGN56,100.92
|
$8,439.56
AFN590,086
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.49
BGN12.17
|
$11.80
AFN825
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for housing
|
Bulgaria
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.17
BGN22.82
|
$189.66
AFN13,261
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$301.56
BGN565.48
|
$88.17
AFN6,164
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$232.85
BGN436.63
|
$59.20
AFN4,139
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.06
BGN144.50
|
$100.63
AFN7,036
|
|
pay 80.8% less for childcare
|
Bulgaria
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$365.01
BGN684.46
|
$37.05
AFN2,591
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,166.80
BGN9,688.67
|
$1,462.66
AFN102,268
|
|
pay 13.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bulgaria
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
BGN3.43
|
$4.14
AFN290
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.76
BGN3.29
|
$1.05
AFN73
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.23
BGN6.05
|
$1.90
AFN133
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.54
BGN53.51
|
$11.46
AFN801
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.67
BGN12.50
|
$3.29
AFN230
|
|
pay 58.1% less for clothing
|
Bulgaria
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.59
BGN83.61
|
$15.11
AFN1,057
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.98
BGN54.34
|
$18.99
AFN1,327
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.86
BGN142.25
|
$26.51
AFN1,854
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.78
BGN143.98
|
$25.50
AFN1,783
|
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