Cost of living comparison

Poland

compared to

Afghanistan

Afghanistan vs. Poland Cost of Living Summary

Afghanistan is 11.9% cheaper than Poland overall.

Restaurants: pay 66.9% less in Afghanistan
Groceries: pay 52.5% less in Afghanistan
Transportation: pay 24.6% less in Afghanistan
Housing: pay 3.5 times more in Afghanistan
Childcare: pay 82.0% less in Afghanistan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.0% less in Afghanistan
Clothing: pay 65.8% less in Afghanistan

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

Afghanistan vs. Poland Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 66.9% less for restaurants

	Poland	Afghanistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.88 PLN33.40	$2.34 AFN169	-73.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.49 PLN28.19	$4.88 AFN351	-34.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.74 PLN6.55	$0.48 AFN34	-72.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.43 PLN5.39	$0.19 AFN14	-86.7%
Average			-66.9%

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pay 52.5% less for groceries

	Poland	Afghanistan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 PLN4.46	$0.24 AFN18	-79.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.31 PLN16.20	$1.99 AFN144	-53.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.58 PLN13.48	$2.40 AFN173	-33.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.93 PLN11.01	$1.73 AFN125	-40.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 PLN10.14	$1.49 AFN107	-44.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.43 PLN1.62	$0.28 AFN20	-35.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 PLN2.69	$0.38 AFN27	-46.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.76 PLN2.84	$0.33 AFN24	-56.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 PLN4.09	$0.25 AFN18	-76.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 PLN1.38	$0.21 AFN15	-43.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 PLN1.84	$0.16 AFN12	-66.7%
Average			-52.5%

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pay 24.6% less for transportation

	Poland	Afghanistan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.07 PLN22.84	$4.06 AFN292	-33.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.33 PLN106.59	$15.44 AFN1,112	-45.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,111.92 PLN113,288.02	$8,439.56 AFN607,960	-72.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.74 PLN29.12	$11.80 AFN850	+52.4%
Average			-24.6%

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pay 3.5 times more for housing

	Poland	Afghanistan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.40 PLN54.19	$189.66 AFN13,662	+1216.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$601.98 PLN2,264.78	$88.17 AFN6,351	-85.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$478.28 PLN1,799.38	$59.20 AFN4,265	-87.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$184.01 PLN692.31	$100.63 AFN7,249	-45.3%
Average			+249.6%

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pay 82.0% less for childcare

	Poland	Afghanistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$318.05 PLN1,196.57	$37.05 AFN2,669	-88.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,011.28 PLN22,615.84	$1,462.66 AFN105,366	-75.7%
Average			-82.0%

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pay 41.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Poland	Afghanistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.12 PLN11.74	$4.14 AFN299	+32.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.04 PLN11.45	$1.05 AFN76	-65.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.55 PLN17.11	$1.90 AFN137	-58.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.52 PLN122.36	$11.46 AFN825	-64.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.47 PLN24.34	$3.29 AFN237	-49.1%
Average			-41.0%

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pay 65.8% less for clothing

	Poland	Afghanistan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.63 PLN284.54	$15.11 AFN1,089	-80.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.26 PLN132.64	$18.99 AFN1,368	-46.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.29 PLN294.56	$26.51 AFN1,910	-66.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.22 PLN328.16	$25.50 AFN1,837	-70.8%
Average			-65.8%

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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: April 2025

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