Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 45.8% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Italy, you would:
pay 75.7% less for restaurants
|
Italy
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.15
€15.38
|
$2.34
AFN164
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
€9.58
|
$4.88
AFN341
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
€2.43
|
$0.48
AFN33
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
€1.16
|
$0.19
AFN13
|
|
pay 69.1% less for groceries
|
Italy
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
€1.94
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
€6.51
|
$1.99
AFN139
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
€5.27
|
$2.40
AFN168
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.24
|
$1.73
AFN121
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.05
€4.81
|
$1.49
AFN104
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.92
|
$0.28
AFN19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$0.38
AFN27
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.99
|
$0.33
AFN23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.25
|
$0.25
AFN18
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.72
|
$0.21
AFN14
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.68
|
$0.16
AFN11
|
|
pay 53.1% less for transportation
|
Italy
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.88
|
$4.06
AFN284
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.81
€36.95
|
$15.44
AFN1,079
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,223.13
€26,874.07
|
$8,439.56
AFN589,866
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.13
€18.22
|
$11.80
AFN825
|
|
pay 87.2% more for housing
|
Italy
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.87
€27.49
|
$189.66
AFN13,256
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$656.19
€624.82
|
$88.17
AFN6,162
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$511.91
€487.44
|
$59.20
AFN4,138
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.39
€143.20
|
$100.63
AFN7,033
|
|
pay 88.6% less for childcare
|
Italy
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.72
€484.40
|
$37.05
AFN2,590
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,465.55
€9,013.09
|
$1,462.66
AFN102,230
|
|
pay 53.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Italy
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.01
€4.77
|
$4.14
AFN290
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
€1.61
|
$1.05
AFN73
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.90
|
$1.90
AFN133
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.12
€49.63
|
$11.46
AFN801
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.39
€8.94
|
$3.29
AFN230
|
|
pay 67.9% less for clothing
|
Italy
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.41
€74.66
|
$15.11
AFN1,056
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.87
€32.25
|
$18.99
AFN1,327
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.07
€81.95
|
$26.51
AFN1,853
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.43
€109.91
|
$25.50
AFN1,782
|
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