Cost of living comparison

Norway

compared to

Afghanistan

Afghanistan vs. Norway Cost of Living Summary

Afghanistan is 61.7% cheaper than Norway overall.

Restaurants: pay 80.9% less in Afghanistan
Groceries: pay 73.8% less in Afghanistan
Transportation: pay 61.3% less in Afghanistan
Housing: pay 10.5% more in Afghanistan
Childcare: pay 81.2% less in Afghanistan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 73.1% less in Afghanistan
Clothing: pay 72.2% less in Afghanistan

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

Afghanistan vs. Norway Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 80.9% less for restaurants

	Norway	Afghanistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.52 NOK199.41	$2.34 AFN168	-87.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.17 NOK131.00	$4.88 AFN349	-59.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.88 NOK30.99	$0.48 AFN34	-83.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.70 NOK29.09	$0.19 AFN14	-92.9%
Average			-80.9%

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pay 73.8% less for groceries

	Norway	Afghanistan
Bread 1 loaf	$3.03 NOK32.62	$0.24 AFN17	-92.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.10 NOK54.88	$1.99 AFN143	-60.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.41 NOK79.83	$2.40 AFN172	-67.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.71 NOK39.94	$1.73 AFN124	-53.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.92 NOK63.79	$1.49 AFN106	-74.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 NOK14.16	$0.28 AFN20	-78.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.98 NOK10.59	$0.38 AFN27	-61.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.29 NOK13.90	$0.33 AFN24	-74.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.82 NOK19.58	$0.25 AFN18	-86.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 NOK10.28	$0.21 AFN15	-78.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.05 NOK11.34	$0.16 AFN12	-84.5%
Average			-73.8%

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pay 61.3% less for transportation

	Norway	Afghanistan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.32 NOK78.84	$4.06 AFN291	-44.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.29 NOK724.50	$15.44 AFN1,105	-77.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,441.53 NOK349,294.76	$8,439.56 AFN604,266	-74.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.50 NOK253.00	$11.80 AFN845	-49.8%
Average			-61.3%

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pay 10.5% more for housing

	Norway	Afghanistan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.97 NOK570.28	$189.66 AFN13,579	+258.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,030.17 NOK11,091.73	$88.17 AFN6,313	-91.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$803.77 NOK8,654.08	$59.20 AFN4,239	-92.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$148.13 NOK1,594.93	$100.63 AFN7,205	-32.1%
Average			+10.5%

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pay 81.2% less for childcare

	Norway	Afghanistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$272.16 NOK2,930.35	$37.05 AFN2,653	-86.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,113.04 NOK65,818.53	$1,462.66 AFN104,725	-76.1%
Average			-81.2%

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pay 73.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Norway	Afghanistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.83 NOK95.05	$4.14 AFN297	-53.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.64 NOK49.94	$1.05 AFN75	-77.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.25 NOK142.66	$1.90 AFN136	-85.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.21 NOK465.21	$11.46 AFN820	-73.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.55 NOK145.93	$3.29 AFN236	-75.7%
Average			-73.1%

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pay 72.2% less for clothing

	Norway	Afghanistan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$87.77 NOK945.06	$15.11 AFN1,082	-82.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.11 NOK431.83	$18.99 AFN1,359	-52.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.53 NOK1,082.37	$26.51 AFN1,898	-73.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$126.05 NOK1,357.19	$25.50 AFN1,826	-79.8%
Average			-72.2%

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