Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 45.8% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Greece, you would:
pay 68.4% less for restaurants
|
Greece
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.17
€12.49
|
$2.34
AFN160
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
€8.64
|
$4.88
AFN333
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.96
|
$0.48
AFN33
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
€0.57
|
$0.19
AFN13
|
|
pay 63.7% less for groceries
|
Greece
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.26
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
€5.97
|
$1.99
AFN136
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.68
|
$2.40
AFN164
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
€3.82
|
$1.73
AFN118
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.23
€4.01
|
$1.49
AFN102
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.84
|
$0.28
AFN19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$0.38
AFN26
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.55
|
$0.33
AFN22
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$0.25
AFN17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.49
|
$0.21
AFN14
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.54
|
$0.16
AFN11
|
|
pay 48.1% less for transportation
|
Greece
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
€7.16
|
$4.06
AFN277
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.19
€38.12
|
$15.44
AFN1,054
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,316.80
€26,854.58
|
$8,439.56
AFN576,136
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.82
€13.10
|
$11.80
AFN805
|
|
pay 66.8% more for housing
|
Greece
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.82
€31.12
|
$189.66
AFN12,947
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$524.36
€497.29
|
$88.17
AFN6,019
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.21
€371.95
|
$59.20
AFN4,042
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.68
€166.60
|
$100.63
AFN6,869
|
|
pay 84.0% less for childcare
|
Greece
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$413.12
€391.79
|
$37.05
AFN2,530
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,332.60
€6,005.60
|
$1,462.66
AFN99,850
|
|
pay 55.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.18
|
$4.14
AFN283
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.31
|
$1.05
AFN72
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.94
€4.69
|
$1.90
AFN130
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.72
€46.21
|
$11.46
AFN782
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.82
€8.36
|
$3.29
AFN225
|
|
pay 68.1% less for clothing
|
Greece
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.64
€79.32
|
$15.11
AFN1,032
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€35.88
|
$18.99
AFN1,296
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.15
€78.85
|
$26.51
AFN1,810
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.42
€88.60
|
$25.50
AFN1,741
|
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