Cost of living comparison

Lebanon

compared to

Afghanistan

Afghanistan vs. Lebanon Cost of Living Summary

Afghanistan is 32.6% cheaper than Lebanon overall.

Restaurants: pay 63.9% less in Afghanistan
Groceries: pay 39.2% less in Afghanistan
Transportation: pay 34.6% less in Afghanistan
Housing: pay 74.6% more in Afghanistan
Childcare: pay 67.2% less in Afghanistan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.7% less in Afghanistan
Clothing: pay 71.2% less in Afghanistan

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

Afghanistan vs. Lebanon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 63.9% less for restaurants

	Lebanon	Afghanistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.00 LBP626,850	$2.34 AFN163	-66.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.64 LBP684,072	$4.88 AFN339	-36.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 LBP142,321	$0.48 AFN33	-69.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 LBP101,192	$0.19 AFN13	-83.1%
Average			-63.9%

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pay 39.2% less for groceries

	Lebanon	Afghanistan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 LBP55,779	$0.24 AFN17	-60.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 LBP372,006	$1.99 AFN139	-52.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.55 LBP497,393	$2.40 AFN167	-56.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.17 LBP193,878	$1.73 AFN120	-20.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.28 LBP293,609	$1.49 AFN103	-54.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.57 LBP51,281	$0.28 AFN19	-51.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.40 LBP36,045	$0.38 AFN27	-5.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.31 LBP27,863	$0.33 AFN23	+5.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 LBP39,841	$0.25 AFN18	-42.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 LBP28,366	$0.21 AFN14	-34.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 LBP35,209	$0.16 AFN11	-58.6%
Average			-39.2%

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pay 34.6% less for transportation

	Lebanon	Afghanistan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.49 LBP312,588	$4.06 AFN282	+16.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$75.00 LBP6,716,250	$15.44 AFN1,073	-79.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,250.00 LBP2,350,687,500	$8,439.56 AFN586,549	-67.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.75 LBP1,141,762	$11.80 AFN820	-7.5%
Average			-34.6%

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pay 74.6% more for housing

	Lebanon	Afghanistan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.88 LBP2,854,406	$189.66 AFN13,181	+495.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$494.12 LBP44,248,235	$88.17 AFN6,128	-82.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$254.69 LBP22,807,266	$59.20 AFN4,115	-76.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$161.18 LBP14,433,938	$100.63 AFN6,994	-37.6%
Average			+74.6%

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pay 67.2% less for childcare

	Lebanon	Afghanistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$209.17 LBP18,730,875	$37.05 AFN2,575	-82.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,055.56 LBP273,625,000	$1,462.66 AFN101,655	-52.1%
Average			-67.2%

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pay 26.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Lebanon	Afghanistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LBP268,650	$4.14 AFN288	+38.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.90 LBP170,145	$1.05 AFN73	-44.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 LBP179,100	$1.90 AFN132	-4.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.42 LBP3,529,762	$11.46 AFN796	-70.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.75 LBP604,462	$3.29 AFN229	-51.2%
Average			-26.7%

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pay 71.2% less for clothing

	Lebanon	Afghanistan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.56 LBP5,065,172	$15.11 AFN1,050	-73.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.86 LBP5,181,107	$18.99 AFN1,319	-67.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.23 LBP8,348,672	$26.51 AFN1,842	-71.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.86 LBP8,315,357	$25.50 AFN1,772	-72.5%
Average			-71.2%

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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: July 2025

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