Cost of living comparison

Pakistan

compared to

Afghanistan

Afghanistan vs. Pakistan Cost of Living Summary

Afghanistan is 62.3% more expensive than Pakistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 32.3% more in Afghanistan
Groceries: pay 0.9% less in Afghanistan
Transportation: pay 59.7% more in Afghanistan
Housing: pay 4.4 times more in Afghanistan
Childcare: pay 11.5% more in Afghanistan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.6% more in Afghanistan
Clothing: pay 18.9% less in Afghanistan

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

Afghanistan vs. Pakistan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 32.3% more for restaurants

	Pakistan	Afghanistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.63 PKR456.54	$2.34 AFN165	+43.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.70 PKR1,034.72	$4.88 AFN344	+31.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 PKR83.36	$0.48 AFN34	+60.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.20 PKR56.98	$0.19 AFN13	-6.2%
Average			+32.3%

Pakistan vs. Afghanistan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.9% less for groceries

	Pakistan	Afghanistan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.54 PKR152.19	$0.24 AFN17	-55.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.48 PKR691.98	$1.99 AFN141	-19.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.74 PKR765.74	$2.40 AFN169	-12.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.15 PKR322.56	$1.73 AFN122	+50.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.24 PKR345.77	$1.49 AFN105	+20.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.47 PKR130.18	$0.28 AFN20	-40.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.28 PKR78.20	$0.38 AFN27	+36.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.32 PKR89.71	$0.33 AFN23	+2.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 PKR64.11	$0.25 AFN18	+10.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.17 PKR46.79	$0.21 AFN15	+23.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.22 PKR61.62	$0.16 AFN11	-26.1%
Average			-0.9%

Pakistan vs. Afghanistan - Cost of groceries

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pay 59.7% more for transportation

	Pakistan	Afghanistan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.71 PKR1,037.02	$4.06 AFN286	+9.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.71 PKR1,876.19	$15.44 AFN1,088	+130.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,760.96 PKR5,243,954.62	$8,439.56 AFN594,629	-55.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.64 PKR1,296.89	$11.80 AFN831	+154.3%
Average			+59.7%

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pay 4.4 times more for housing

	Pakistan	Afghanistan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.82 PKR3,863.23	$189.66 AFN13,363	+1272.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$88.73 PKR24,801.50	$88.17 AFN6,212	-0.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$52.29 PKR14,615.62	$59.20 AFN4,171	+13.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.51 PKR16,912.16	$100.63 AFN7,090	+66.3%
Average			+337.8%

Pakistan vs. Afghanistan - Cost of housing

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pay 11.5% more for childcare

	Pakistan	Afghanistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$34.35 PKR9,601.60	$37.05 AFN2,611	+7.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,271.23 PKR355,326.21	$1,462.66 AFN103,055	+15.1%
Average			+11.5%

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pay 14.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Pakistan	Afghanistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.82 PKR509.95	$4.14 AFN292	+127.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.50 PKR418.07	$1.05 AFN74	-29.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.89 PKR528.46	$1.90 AFN134	+0.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.72 PKR3,554.96	$11.46 AFN807	-9.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.87 PKR1,081.94	$3.29 AFN232	-15.0%
Average			+14.6%

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pay 18.9% less for clothing

	Pakistan	Afghanistan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.19 PKR3,965.36	$15.11 AFN1,065	+6.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.90 PKR6,120.22	$18.99 AFN1,338	-13.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$61.34 PKR17,146.66	$26.51 AFN1,868	-56.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$28.94 PKR8,088.86	$25.50 AFN1,797	-11.9%
Average			-18.9%

Pakistan vs. Afghanistan - Cost of clothing

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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: March 2025

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