Cost of living and expenses in Afghanistan

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What are the costs of living, how much do you have to spend on fees and expenses in Afghanistan? What is the cost of a mortgage, what are the average earnings in Afghanistan, and how much do you have to spend on clothes or a flat in the centre or on the outskirts of the city?
Below you will read about the expenses, fees, rental prices, how much you have to pay for clothes or shoes and the cost of living in Afghanistan (The last update: today)

See also: food prices   Prices in restaurants   entertainment costs  

Currency in Afghanistan Afghan Afghani (AFN). For 10 US dollars you can get 699 Afghan Afghanis. For 100 US dollars you can get 6.99 thousand Afghan Afghanis. And the other way around: For 100 Afghan Afghanis you can get 1.43 US dollars.


What are the different prices in the cities in Afghanistan? Look here: Prices in cities in Afghanistan

Prices: Kabul   Jalal-Abad   Herat   Khost   Mazar-i-Sharif   Gardez   Andarab   Anar Darreh  


Price fees $100 ($21 - $286)

fees

$100 ($21 - $286)
by half less than in United States

Price internet $167 ($72 - $286)

internet

$167 ($72 - $286)
130% more than in United States

Price jeans $16.2 ($7.2 - $26)

jeans

$16.2 ($7.2 - $26)
69% is less expensive than in United States

Price average earnings $206

average earnings

$206
95% is less expensive than in United States

Price renting a small apartment in the center $114 ($72 - $215)

renting a small apartment in the center

$114 ($72 - $215)
94% is less expensive than in United States

Price renting a large apartment outside the center $145 ($72 - $215)

renting a large apartment outside the center

$145 ($72 - $215)
94% is less expensive than in United States

The cost of living in Afghanistan:

  1. One-way Ticket (Local Transport) $0.29 (AFN 20)
  2. Monthly Pass (Regular Price) $10 (AFN 700)
  3. Gasoline (1 liter) $1.1 (AFN 74)
  4. Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW (or equivalent new car) $8.22K (AFN 575K)
  5. Apartment (1 bedroom) in city centre $114 (AFN 8K)
  6. Apartment (1 bedroom) outside of centre $67 (AFN 4.67K)
  7. Apartment (3 bedrooms) in city centre $239 (AFN 16.7K)
  8. Apartment (3 bedrooms) outside of centre $145 (AFN 10.1K)
  9. Utilities (electricity, heating, water, garbage) for an 85m2 apartment $100 (AFN 6.96K)
  10. Internet (60 Mbps or more, unlimited data, cable/ADSL) $167 (AFN 11.7K)
  11. numb_34 $15.7 (AFN 1.1K)
  12. 1 pair of jeans (Levis 501 or similar) $16.2 (AFN 1.14K)
  13. 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M,...) $19.5 (AFN 1.36K)
  14. 1 pair of Nike running shoes or similar $29 (AFN 2K)
  15. 1 pair of men's leather shoes $26 (AFN 1.82K)
  16. Toyota Corolla 1.6l, 97kW Comfort (or equivalent new car) $40K (AFN 2.8M)
  17. Preschool (or Kindergarten), Private, Monthly for 1 Child $27 (AFN 1.87K)
  18. Price per square meter for an apartment in the city center $464 (AFN 32.5K)
  19. International Primary School, Annually for 1 Child $1.33K (AFN 93.3K)
  20. Price per square meter for an apartment outside of city centre $214 (AFN 15K)
  21. Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) $206 (AFN 14.4K)
  22. Mortgage annual interest rate in percentages (%) 15%
  23. Taxi starting fare (normal tariff) $0.72 (AFN 50)
  24. Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff) $0.93 (AFN 65)
  25. Taxi 1 hour waiting (normal tariff) $1.4 (AFN 100)
source: hikersbay.com & numbeo.com

Do you want to learn more about different prices? See the following comparison:

Price bread $0.26 ($0.16 - $0.86)

bread

$0.26 ($0.16 - $0.86)
93% is less expensive than in United States

Price wine $3.6 ($0.86 - $21)

wine

$3.6 ($0.86 - $21)
76% is less expensive than in United States

Price local beer $3.2 ($1.4 - $7.2)

local beer

$3.2 ($1.4 - $7.2)
by half less than in United States

Price average earnings $206

average earnings

$206
95% is less expensive than in United States

Price coffee $1.1 ($0.43 - $2.1)

coffee

$1.1 ($0.43 - $2.1)
78% is less expensive than in United States

Price Burger King or a similar bar $3.6 ($3.6 - $4.3)

Burger King or a similar bar

$3.6 ($3.6 - $4.3)
67% is less expensive than in United States