Cost of living comparison

Iceland

compared to

Afghanistan

Afghanistan vs. Iceland Cost of Living Summary

Afghanistan is 64.0% cheaper than Iceland overall.

Restaurants: pay 83.2% less in Afghanistan
Groceries: pay 76.0% less in Afghanistan
Transportation: pay 63.9% less in Afghanistan
Housing: pay 11.3% more in Afghanistan
Childcare: pay 80.6% less in Afghanistan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 74.9% less in Afghanistan
Clothing: pay 80.7% less in Afghanistan

Expenses including restaurants, clothing, childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan vs. Iceland Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 83.2% less for restaurants

	Iceland	Afghanistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.40 ISK2,534	$2.34 AFN167	-87.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$16.94 ISK2,213	$4.88 AFN349	-71.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.81 ISK367	$0.48 AFN34	-83.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.02 ISK264	$0.19 AFN14	-90.5%
Average			-83.2%

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pay 76.0% less for groceries

	Iceland	Afghanistan
Bread 1 loaf	$2.95 ISK386	$0.24 AFN17	-91.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.27 ISK949	$1.99 AFN143	-72.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.01 ISK784	$2.40 AFN172	-60.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.42 ISK708	$1.73 AFN124	-68.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.51 ISK1,111	$1.49 AFN106	-82.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 ISK160	$0.28 AFN20	-77.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 ISK134	$0.38 AFN27	-62.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.17 ISK153	$0.33 AFN23	-72.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.87 ISK245	$0.25 AFN18	-86.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.23 ISK161	$0.21 AFN15	-83.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 ISK102	$0.16 AFN12	-79.2%
Average			-76.0%

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pay 63.9% less for transportation

	Iceland	Afghanistan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.36 ISK1,092	$4.06 AFN290	-51.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$71.28 ISK9,310	$15.44 AFN1,104	-78.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$40,660.66 ISK5,310,689	$8,439.56 AFN603,429	-79.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.04 ISK2,878	$11.80 AFN844	-46.5%
Average			-63.9%

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pay 11.3% more for housing

	Iceland	Afghanistan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$72.17 ISK9,427	$189.66 AFN13,561	+162.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,838.04 ISK240,066	$88.17 AFN6,304	-95.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,497.77 ISK195,624	$59.20 AFN4,233	-96.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.01 ISK7,577	$100.63 AFN7,195	+73.5%
Average			+11.3%

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pay 80.6% less for childcare

	Iceland	Afghanistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$258.16 ISK33,719	$37.05 AFN2,649	-85.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,993.99 ISK782,876	$1,462.66 AFN104,580	-75.6%
Average			-80.6%

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pay 74.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Iceland	Afghanistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.19 ISK1,200	$4.14 AFN296	-54.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.65 ISK607	$1.05 AFN75	-77.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.76 ISK1,535	$1.90 AFN136	-83.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.46 ISK8,027	$11.46 AFN819	-81.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.35 ISK1,874	$3.29 AFN235	-77.1%
Average			-74.9%

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pay 80.7% less for clothing

	Iceland	Afghanistan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$111.23 ISK14,528	$15.11 AFN1,081	-86.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$59.69 ISK7,796	$18.99 AFN1,357	-68.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$148.00 ISK19,330	$26.51 AFN1,896	-82.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$184.49 ISK24,097	$25.50 AFN1,823	-86.2%
Average			-80.7%

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