Cost of living comparison

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Afghanistan vs. Indonesia Cost of Living Summary

Afghanistan is 1.6% more expensive than Indonesia overall.

Restaurants: pay 1.0% more in Afghanistan
Groceries: pay 50.1% less in Afghanistan
Transportation: pay 49.3% more in Afghanistan
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Afghanistan
Childcare: pay 71.5% less in Afghanistan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.6% less in Afghanistan
Clothing: pay 54.6% less in Afghanistan

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

Afghanistan vs. Indonesia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 1.0% more for restaurants

	Indonesia	Afghanistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.78 IDR28,909.27	$2.34 AFN165	+31.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.24 IDR52,442.11	$4.88 AFN343	+50.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 IDR10,200.30	$0.48 AFN34	-24.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 IDR6,693.06	$0.19 AFN13	-53.7%
Average			+1.0%

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pay 50.1% less for groceries

	Indonesia	Afghanistan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 IDR20,128.33	$0.24 AFN17	-80.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.54 IDR73,535.64	$1.99 AFN140	-56.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.19 IDR84,129.54	$2.40 AFN169	-53.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.62 IDR26,274.27	$1.73 AFN122	+6.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.41 IDR22,805.25	$1.49 AFN105	+5.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 IDR18,998.18	$0.28 AFN20	-76.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 IDR10,041.00	$0.38 AFN27	-38.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 IDR13,155.36	$0.33 AFN23	-59.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 IDR8,802.93	$0.25 AFN18	-53.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 IDR9,105.42	$0.21 AFN15	-63.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.92 IDR14,967.63	$0.16 AFN11	-82.4%
Average			-50.1%

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pay 49.3% more for transportation

	Indonesia	Afghanistan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.10 IDR50,222.76	$4.06 AFN286	+31.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.11 IDR196,158.70	$15.44 AFN1,086	+27.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,176.29 IDR391,665,556.94	$8,439.56 AFN593,948	-65.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.88 IDR62,926.58	$11.80 AFN830	+203.8%
Average			+49.3%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Indonesia	Afghanistan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.66 IDR431,977.49	$189.66 AFN13,348	+611.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$279.33 IDR4,525,224.24	$88.17 AFN6,205	-68.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$164.17 IDR2,659,669.82	$59.20 AFN4,167	-63.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$47.78 IDR774,125.93	$100.63 AFN7,082	+110.6%
Average			+147.4%

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pay 71.5% less for childcare

	Indonesia	Afghanistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.28 IDR1,818,923.61	$37.05 AFN2,608	-67.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,061.21 IDR98,194,044.58	$1,462.66 AFN102,937	-75.9%
Average			-71.5%

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pay 10.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Indonesia	Afghanistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.74 IDR44,443.97	$4.14 AFN292	+51.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.71 IDR27,750.46	$1.05 AFN74	-38.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.18 IDR35,248.20	$1.90 AFN134	-12.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.72 IDR432,908.19	$11.46 AFN806	-57.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.16 IDR51,141.74	$3.29 AFN232	+4.3%
Average			-10.6%

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pay 54.6% less for clothing

	Indonesia	Afghanistan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.98 IDR680,122.74	$15.11 AFN1,064	-64.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.98 IDR453,353.61	$18.99 AFN1,336	-32.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.38 IDR1,107,854.59	$26.51 AFN1,866	-61.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.14 IDR1,055,220.72	$25.50 AFN1,795	-60.9%
Average			-54.6%

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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: January 2025

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