Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 40.5% cheaper than Croatia.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Croatia, you would:
pay 73.6% less for restaurants
|
Croatia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.19
HRK80.26
|
$2.34
AFN164
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.42
HRK60.40
|
$4.88
AFN341
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
HRK20.08
|
$0.48
AFN33
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
HRK14.01
|
$0.19
AFN13
|
|
pay 60.4% less for groceries
|
Croatia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
HRK9.88
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
HRK38.45
|
$1.99
AFN139
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
HRK31.55
|
$2.40
AFN168
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.37
HRK24.20
|
$1.73
AFN121
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
HRK30.55
|
$1.49
AFN104
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
HRK4.85
|
$0.28
AFN19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
HRK5.00
|
$0.38
AFN27
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
HRK5.30
|
$0.33
AFN23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
HRK7.41
|
$0.25
AFN18
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
HRK3.45
|
$0.21
AFN14
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
HRK3.66
|
$0.16
AFN11
|
|
pay 45.6% less for transportation
|
Croatia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.04
HRK43.32
|
$4.06
AFN284
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.44
HRK282.94
|
$15.44
AFN1,079
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,382.54
HRK239,486.37
|
$8,439.56
AFN589,866
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
HRK98.32
|
$11.80
AFN825
|
|
pay 92.1% more for housing
|
Croatia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.67
HRK205.71
|
$189.66
AFN13,256
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$578.08
HRK4,147.15
|
$88.17
AFN6,162
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$443.55
HRK3,182.06
|
$59.20
AFN4,138
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.97
HRK918.07
|
$100.63
AFN7,033
|
|
pay 82.9% less for childcare
|
Croatia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$223.99
HRK1,606.89
|
$37.05
AFN2,590
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,279.88
HRK59,399.87
|
$1,462.66
AFN102,230
|
|
pay 42.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Croatia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.29
HRK23.61
|
$4.14
AFN290
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
HRK15.57
|
$1.05
AFN73
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.05
HRK36.23
|
$1.90
AFN133
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.58
HRK319.80
|
$11.46
AFN801
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.80
HRK48.81
|
$3.29
AFN230
|
|
pay 70.5% less for clothing
|
Croatia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.67
HRK614.56
|
$15.11
AFN1,056
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.19
HRK281.12
|
$18.99
AFN1,327
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.74
HRK715.52
|
$26.51
AFN1,853
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.20
HRK718.85
|
$25.50
AFN1,782
|
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