Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 36.0% more expensive than Tunisia.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Tunisia, you would:
pay 16.0% less for restaurants
|
Tunisia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.13
TND9.900
|
$2.34
AFN160
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.25
TND13.440
|
$4.88
AFN333
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
TND1.980
|
$0.48
AFN33
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
TND0.860
|
$0.19
AFN13
|
|
pay 20.7% less for groceries
|
Tunisia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.16
TND0.510
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.92
TND15.580
|
$1.99
AFN136
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.78
TND5.640
|
$2.40
AFN164
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
TND4.630
|
$1.73
AFN118
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
TND7.480
|
$1.49
AFN102
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
TND2.430
|
$0.28
AFN19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
TND4.210
|
$0.38
AFN26
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
TND1.520
|
$0.33
AFN22
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TND0.950
|
$0.25
AFN17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
TND0.860
|
$0.21
AFN14
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TND0.720
|
$0.16
AFN11
|
|
pay 93.1% more for transportation
|
Tunisia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.00
TND9.480
|
$4.06
AFN277
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.30
TND29.440
|
$15.44
AFN1,054
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,666.41
TND112,865.580
|
$8,439.56
AFN576,136
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.64
TND8.350
|
$11.80
AFN805
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
|
Tunisia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.29
TND54.710
|
$189.66
AFN12,947
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$193.39
TND611.970
|
$88.17
AFN6,019
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.14
TND411.830
|
$59.20
AFN4,042
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.79
TND103.780
|
$100.63
AFN6,869
|
|
pay 37.4% less for childcare
|
Tunisia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.96
TND249.870
|
$37.05
AFN2,530
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,865.54
TND5,903.460
|
$1,462.66
AFN99,850
|
|
pay 22.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tunisia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
TND4.340
|
$4.14
AFN283
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.81
TND2.560
|
$1.05
AFN72
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
TND10.190
|
$1.90
AFN130
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.05
TND85.590
|
$11.46
AFN782
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.08
TND12.910
|
$3.29
AFN225
|
|
pay 63.4% less for clothing
|
Tunisia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.55
TND115.650
|
$15.11
AFN1,032
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.85
TND160.900
|
$18.99
AFN1,296
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.17
TND285.330
|
$26.51
AFN1,810
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.30
TND209.790
|
$25.50
AFN1,741
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Afghanistan or Tunisia. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.