🇪🇬 Egypt
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Cost of Living Index in Egypt
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🙂 Solo nomad: Afghanistan is 61.2% cheaper than Italy without rent, and 72.4% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Afghanistan is 72.3% cheaper than Italy without rent, and 76.7% cheaper with rent.
🍽 Eating Out
Afghanistan
Italy
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$2.17 ؋137
$17.12 €14.62
-87.32%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$9.88 ؋621
$82.4 €70.4
-88.02%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$3.69 ؋232
$11.37 €9.71
-67.55%
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.79 ؋175
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Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$7.37 ؋463
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Cappuccino
$0.89 ؋55.8
$1.99 €1.70
-55.28%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.41 ؋26.06
$2.99 €2.56
-86.29%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.17 ؋10.84
$1.32 €1.13
-87.12%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
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$5.75 €4.91
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Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
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$5.20 €4.44
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🛒 Groceries & Markets
Afghanistan
Italy
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.74 ؋46.63
$1.68 €1.43
-55.95%
White Bread (500g)
$0.21 ؋13.19
$2.30 €1.96
-90.87%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.70 ؋107
$2.92 €2.49
-41.78%
Eggs
$1.58 ؋99.6
$3.91 €3.34
-59.59%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$3.60 ؋226
$16.27 €13.90
-77.87%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.28 ؋206
$12.30 €10.50
-73.33%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$5.78 ؋363
$20.26 €17.30
-71.47%
Apples (1kg)
$0.60 ؋37.71
$2.46 €2.10
-75.61%
Banana (1kg)
$0.79 ؋49.48
$2.23 €1.91
-64.57%
Oranges (1kg)
$0.75 ؋47.17
$2.74 €2.34
-72.63%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.47 ؋29.59
$3.33 €2.84
-85.89%
Potato (1kg)
$0.43 ؋27.07
$1.95 €1.67
-77.95%
Onion (1kg)
$0.39 ؋24.69
$1.89 €1.62
-79.37%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.30 ؋18.84
$1.53 €1.31
-80.39%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.30 ؋18.84
$0.54 €0.46
-44.44%
Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)
$1.95 ؋123
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Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$0.69 ؋43.21
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Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.48 ؋93.3
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Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.17 ؋137
$7.03 €6.00
-69.13%
Wine (Bottle)
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$6.81 €5.81
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Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
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$1.74 €1.48
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Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
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$2.44 €2.08
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🚌 Getting Around
Afghanistan
Italy
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.28 ؋17.59
$1.95 €1.67
-85.64%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$12.08 ؋760
$41.74 €35.65
-71.06%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.43 ؋89.8
$5.63 €4.81
-74.60%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.69 ؋43.20
$1.59 €1.36
-56.60%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$1.76 ؋111
$35.32 €30.17
-95.02%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.98 ؋61.7
$2.08 €1.78
-52.88%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$8,638 ؋543.3K
$32.6K €27.8K
-73.50%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$36.1K ؋2.3M
$33.2K €28.3K
8.76%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Afghanistan
Italy
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$76.4 ؋4,804
$225 €192
-65.98%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$14.37 ؋904
$13.40 €11.44
7.24%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$152 ؋9,564
$31.48 €26.88
383.01%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Afghanistan
Italy
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$9.83 ؋618
$57.4 €49.00
-82.87%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$3.36 ؋211
$25.47 €21.76
-86.81%
Cinema Ticket
$2.39 ؋150
$10.36 €8.85
-76.93%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Afghanistan
Italy
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$23.65 ؋1,488
$576 €492
-95.89%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$1,463 ؋92.0K
$10.7K €9,163
-86.36%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Afghanistan
Italy
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$14.23 ؋895
$91.0 €77.7
-84.36%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$19.44 ؋1,223
$39.85 €34.03
-51.22%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$33.23 ؋2,090
$99.9 €85.3
-66.73%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$28.95 ؋1,821
$130 €111
-77.66%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Afghanistan
Italy
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$82.2 ؋5,168
$855 €730
-90.39%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$52.9 ؋3,327
$664 €567
-92.04%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$182 ؋11.4K
$1,508 €1,287
-87.94%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$100.0 ؋6,289
$1,105 €943
-90.95%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$618 ؋38.9K
$3,810 €3,254
-83.78%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$340 ؋21.4K
$2,467 €2,107
-86.22%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Afghanistan
Italy
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$278 ؋17.5K
$1,932 €1,650
-85.63%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
16.22
4.41
267.80%
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Last update for Afghanistan: March 2, 2026
Last update for Italy: March 2, 2026
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