Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 45.8% cheaper than Greece overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 68.4% less in Afghanistan
- Groceries
-
pay 63.7% less in Afghanistan
- Transportation
-
pay 48.1% less in Afghanistan
- Housing
-
pay 66.8% more in Afghanistan
- Childcare
-
pay 84.0% less in Afghanistan
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 55.3% less in Afghanistan
- Clothing
-
pay 68.1% less in Afghanistan
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, clothing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Afghanistan.
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
€11.58
|
$2.34
AFN169
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
€8.01
|
$4.88
AFN351
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.82
|
$0.48
AFN34
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
€0.53
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
pay 63.7% less for groceries
|
Greece
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.17
|
$0.24
AFN18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
€5.54
|
$1.99
AFN144
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.27
|
$2.40
AFN173
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
€3.54
|
$1.73
AFN125
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.23
€3.72
|
$1.49
AFN107
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.78
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.75
|
$0.38
AFN27
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.51
|
$0.33
AFN24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.77
|
$0.25
AFN18
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.45
|
$0.21
AFN15
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.50
|
$0.16
AFN12
|
|
pay 48.1% less for transportation
|
Greece
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
€6.64
|
$4.06
AFN292
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.19
€35.34
|
$15.44
AFN1,112
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,316.80
€24,899.56
|
$8,439.56
AFN607,960
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.82
€12.15
|
$11.80
AFN850
|
|
pay 66.8% more for housing
|
Greece
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.82
€28.86
|
$189.66
AFN13,662
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$524.36
€461.08
|
$88.17
AFN6,351
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.21
€344.88
|
$59.20
AFN4,265
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.68
€154.48
|
$100.63
AFN7,249
|
|
pay 84.0% less for childcare
|
Greece
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$413.12
€363.26
|
$37.05
AFN2,669
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,332.60
€5,568.39
|
$1,462.66
AFN105,366
|
|
pay 55.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€3.87
|
$4.14
AFN299
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.07
|
$1.05
AFN76
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.94
€4.35
|
$1.90
AFN137
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.72
€42.84
|
$11.46
AFN825
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.82
€7.75
|
$3.29
AFN237
|
|
pay 68.1% less for clothing
|
Greece
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.64
€73.54
|
$15.11
AFN1,089
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€33.26
|
$18.99
AFN1,368
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.15
€73.11
|
$26.51
AFN1,910
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.42
€82.15
|
$25.50
AFN1,837
|
|
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