Cost of living comparison

Zambia

compared to

Afghanistan

Afghanistan vs. Zambia Cost of Living Summary

Afghanistan is 27.3% cheaper than Zambia overall.

Restaurants: pay 28.8% less in Afghanistan
Groceries: pay 53.3% less in Afghanistan
Transportation: pay 17.6% less in Afghanistan
Housing: pay 9.1% less in Afghanistan
Childcare: pay 78.3% less in Afghanistan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.5% more in Afghanistan
Clothing: pay 39.2% less in Afghanistan

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

Afghanistan vs. Zambia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 28.8% less for restaurants

	Zambia	Afghanistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.21 ZMW200.28	$2.34 AFN168	-67.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.82 ZMW106.13	$4.88 AFN349	+27.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 ZMW19.82	$0.48 AFN34	-33.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 ZMW9.19	$0.19 AFN14	-42.2%
Average			-28.8%

Zambia vs. Afghanistan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 53.3% less for groceries

	Zambia	Afghanistan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.74 ZMW20.54	$0.24 AFN17	-67.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.64 ZMW100.98	$1.99 AFN143	-45.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.85 ZMW134.76	$2.40 AFN172	-50.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.92 ZMW53.45	$1.73 AFN124	-10.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.80 ZMW49.90	$1.49 AFN106	-17.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.20 ZMW33.35	$0.28 AFN20	-76.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 ZMW16.77	$0.38 AFN27	-36.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.27 ZMW35.14	$0.33 AFN24	-74.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 ZMW15.64	$0.25 AFN18	-54.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 ZMW26.55	$0.21 AFN15	-78.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.67 ZMW18.71	$0.16 AFN12	-75.8%
Average			-53.3%

Zambia vs. Afghanistan - Cost of groceries

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pay 17.6% less for transportation

	Zambia	Afghanistan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.77 ZMW132.35	$4.06 AFN291	-14.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.04 ZMW1,028.63	$15.44 AFN1,105	-58.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,004.53 ZMW222,318.66	$8,439.56 AFN604,266	+5.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.13 ZMW336.89	$11.80 AFN845	-2.7%
Average			-17.6%

Zambia vs. Afghanistan - Cost of transportation

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pay 9.1% less for housing

	Zambia	Afghanistan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$125.92 ZMW3,497.29	$189.66 AFN13,579	+50.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$214.42 ZMW5,955.40	$88.17 AFN6,313	-58.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$114.96 ZMW3,192.88	$59.20 AFN4,239	-48.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$83.50 ZMW2,319.19	$100.63 AFN7,205	+20.5%
Average			-9.1%

Zambia vs. Afghanistan - Cost of housing

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pay 78.3% less for childcare

	Zambia	Afghanistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$176.79 ZMW4,910.17	$37.05 AFN2,653	-79.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,570.42 ZMW182,487.69	$1,462.66 AFN104,725	-77.7%
Average			-78.3%

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pay 35.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Zambia	Afghanistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.97 ZMW26.85	$4.14 AFN297	+328.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.07 ZMW57.59	$1.05 AFN75	-49.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.49 ZMW69.13	$1.90 AFN136	-23.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.21 ZMW1,144.63	$11.46 AFN820	-72.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.50 ZMW97.19	$3.29 AFN236	-6.0%
Average			+35.5%

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pay 39.2% less for clothing

	Zambia	Afghanistan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.43 ZMW512.01	$15.11 AFN1,082	-18.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$18.78 ZMW521.71	$18.99 AFN1,359	+1.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.18 ZMW2,504.57	$26.51 AFN1,898	-70.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.76 ZMW2,298.62	$25.50 AFN1,826	-69.2%
Average			-39.2%

Zambia 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: April 2025

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