Cost of living comparison

Ethiopia

compared to

Afghanistan

Afghanistan vs. Ethiopia Cost of Living Summary

Afghanistan is 32.6% cheaper than Ethiopia overall.

Restaurants: pay 46.0% less in Afghanistan
Groceries: pay 58.2% less in Afghanistan
Transportation: pay 48.3% more in Afghanistan
Housing: pay 45.2% less in Afghanistan
Childcare: pay 75.6% less in Afghanistan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.0% more in Afghanistan
Clothing: pay 74.4% less in Afghanistan

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

Afghanistan vs. Ethiopia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.0% less for restaurants

	Ethiopia	Afghanistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 ETB788.24	$2.34 AFN166	-61.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.24 ETB819.15	$4.88 AFN346	-21.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 ETB103.13	$0.48 AFN34	-39.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ETB65.97	$0.19 AFN14	-61.9%
Average			-46.0%

Ethiopia vs. Afghanistan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 58.2% less for groceries

	Ethiopia	Afghanistan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.20 ETB157.85	$0.24 AFN17	-79.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.85 ETB637.61	$1.99 AFN142	-58.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.08 ETB798.56	$2.40 AFN170	-60.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.65 ETB348.03	$1.73 AFN123	-34.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.65 ETB741.75	$1.49 AFN106	-73.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.30 ETB433.71	$0.28 AFN20	-91.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 ETB66.52	$0.38 AFN27	-24.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 ETB141.65	$0.33 AFN23	-69.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 ETB50.78	$0.25 AFN18	-34.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 ETB40.89	$0.21 AFN15	-33.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 ETB104.33	$0.16 AFN12	-79.5%
Average			-58.2%

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pay 48.3% more for transportation

	Ethiopia	Afghanistan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.88 ETB641.06	$4.06 AFN288	-16.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 ETB1,313.73	$15.44 AFN1,095	+54.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 ETB3,284,315.50	$8,439.56 AFN598,861	-66.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.67 ETB481.48	$11.80 AFN837	+221.9%
Average			+48.3%

Ethiopia vs. Afghanistan - Cost of transportation

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pay 45.2% less for housing

	Ethiopia	Afghanistan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$171.17 ETB22,486.61	$189.66 AFN13,458	+10.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$645.10 ETB84,748.48	$88.17 AFN6,256	-86.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$422.74 ETB55,536.76	$59.20 AFN4,201	-86.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$124.84 ETB16,400.33	$100.63 AFN7,140	-19.4%
Average			-45.2%

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pay 75.6% less for childcare

	Ethiopia	Afghanistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$81.47 ETB10,703.36	$37.05 AFN2,629	-54.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$43,916.67 ETB5,769,447.56	$1,462.66 AFN103,789	-96.7%
Average			-75.6%

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pay 23.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Ethiopia	Afghanistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 ETB131.37	$4.14 AFN294	+314.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.15 ETB151.04	$1.05 AFN74	-8.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.00 ETB525.49	$1.90 AFN135	-52.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$90.59 ETB11,901.70	$11.46 AFN813	-87.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.70 ETB880.20	$3.29 AFN234	-50.9%
Average			+23.0%

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pay 74.4% less for clothing

	Ethiopia	Afghanistan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.33 ETB6,349.68	$15.11 AFN1,072	-68.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.17 ETB9,874.84	$18.99 AFN1,347	-74.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.84 ETB14,298.96	$26.51 AFN1,881	-75.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.32 ETB15,675.61	$25.50 AFN1,809	-78.6%
Average			-74.4%

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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: April 2025

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