Cost of living comparison

Russia

compared to

Afghanistan

Afghanistan vs. Russia Cost of Living Summary

Afghanistan is 87.0% more expensive than Russia overall.

Restaurants: pay 34.2% less in Afghanistan
Groceries: pay 28.6% less in Afghanistan
Transportation: pay 48.8% more in Afghanistan
Housing: pay 8.5 times more in Afghanistan
Childcare: pay 75.8% less in Afghanistan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.6% more in Afghanistan
Clothing: pay 61.6% less in Afghanistan

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

Afghanistan vs. Russia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 34.2% less for restaurants

	Russia	Afghanistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.51 RUB534.94	$2.34 AFN169	-64.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.14 RUB340.46	$4.88 AFN351	+17.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 RUB65.56	$0.48 AFN34	-40.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 RUB31.59	$0.19 AFN14	-50.2%
Average			-34.2%

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pay 28.6% less for groceries

	Russia	Afghanistan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.47 RUB38.51	$0.24 AFN18	-48.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.72 RUB305.31	$1.99 AFN144	-46.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.07 RUB252.47	$2.40 AFN173	-21.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.21 RUB99.51	$1.73 AFN125	+43.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.66 RUB136.09	$1.49 AFN107	-10.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.54 RUB44.51	$0.28 AFN20	-48.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.55 RUB45.30	$0.38 AFN27	-30.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 RUB58.64	$0.33 AFN24	-54.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.89 RUB72.82	$0.25 AFN18	-71.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 RUB17.78	$0.21 AFN15	-4.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 RUB17.12	$0.16 AFN12	-21.8%
Average			-28.6%

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pay 48.8% more for transportation

	Russia	Afghanistan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.12 RUB174.09	$4.06 AFN292	+91.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.67 RUB1,451.72	$15.44 AFN1,112	-12.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,642.44 RUB2,189,323.56	$8,439.56 AFN607,960	-68.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.15 RUB341.04	$11.80 AFN850	+184.3%
Average			+48.8%

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pay 8.5 times more for housing

	Russia	Afghanistan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$5.97 RUB490.94	$189.66 AFN13,662	+3074.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$304.49 RUB25,021.53	$88.17 AFN6,351	-71.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$210.86 RUB17,326.91	$59.20 AFN4,265	-71.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$64.94 RUB5,336.28	$100.63 AFN7,249	+55.0%
Average			+746.6%

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pay 75.8% less for childcare

	Russia	Afghanistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$190.09 RUB15,620.72	$37.05 AFN2,669	-80.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,074.52 RUB416,995.13	$1,462.66 AFN105,366	-71.2%
Average			-75.8%

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pay 13.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Russia	Afghanistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.42 RUB116.91	$4.14 AFN299	+191.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.67 RUB137.29	$1.05 AFN76	-37.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.10 RUB172.38	$1.90 AFN137	-9.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.15 RUB2,313.57	$11.46 AFN825	-59.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.97 RUB326.50	$3.29 AFN237	-17.2%
Average			+13.6%

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pay 61.6% less for clothing

	Russia	Afghanistan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.85 RUB4,260.61	$15.11 AFN1,089	-70.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.92 RUB2,787.47	$18.99 AFN1,368	-44.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.53 RUB6,288.54	$26.51 AFN1,910	-65.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.61 RUB6,213.33	$25.50 AFN1,837	-66.3%
Average			-61.6%

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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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