Last update: Oct 2026

Cost of Living Comparison Between Afghanistan and London

For one person, living is cheaper in Afghanistan: $550 a month against $4,048 in London, rent and utilities included – about $42,000 less a year. Rent and utilities account for most of the difference.

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🇦🇫 Afghanistan

$550

/mo nomad

London

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

$4,048

/mo nomad

🙂 Solo nomad: Afghanistan is 71.3% cheaper than London without rent, and 86.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Afghanistan is 78.3% cheaper than London without rent, and 88% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.28 ؋148

$26.36 £19.59

-91.35%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$10.70 ؋696

$109 £80.7

-90.14%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.80 ؋247

$10.71 £7.96

-64.52%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.11 ؋138

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.46 ؋485

Cappuccino

$0.94 ؋61.3

$5.59 £4.15

-83.18%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.44 ؋28.89

$3.00 £2.23

-85.33%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.18 ؋11.68

$2.22 £1.65

-91.89%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$9.65 £7.17

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$8.26 £6.14

Milk (1 liter)

$0.88 ؋57.2

$1.97 £1.46

-55.33%

White Bread (500g)

$0.26 ؋16.88

$2.09 £1.55

-87.56%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.85 ؋120

$2.59 £1.93

-28.57%

Eggs

$1.58 ؋103

$5.37 £3.99

-70.58%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.82 ؋313

$13.12 £9.75

-63.26%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.71 ؋242

$11.03 £8.20

-66.36%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$6.74 ؋438

$17.73 £13.17

-61.99%

Apples (1kg)

$0.67 ؋43.51

$3.17 £2.36

-78.86%

Banana (1kg)

$0.94 ؋61.4

$1.38 £1.03

-31.88%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.07 ؋69.7

$2.82 £2.10

-62.06%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.56 ؋36.36

$3.36 £2.50

-83.33%

Potato (1kg)

$0.62 ؋40.26

$1.70 £1.26

-63.53%

Onion (1kg)

$0.50 ؋32.46

$1.78 £1.32

-71.91%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.37 ؋23.87

$1.49 £1.11

-75.17%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.37 ؋24.25

$1.82 £1.35

-79.67%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$1.89 ؋123

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.74 ؋47.82

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.05 ؋68.4

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.36 ؋154

$23.85 £17.72

-90.10%

Wine (Bottle)

$13.44 £9.98

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$3.11 £2.31

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.49 £3.34

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.32 ؋20.84

$4.13 £3.07

-92.25%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$14.41 ؋937

$266 £198

-94.58%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.50 ؋97.6

$5.98 £4.44

-74.92%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.47 ؋30.76

$3.39 £2.52

-86.14%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.66 ؋108

$56.6 £42.03

-97.06%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.16 ؋75.4

$2.21 £1.64

-47.51%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$8,400 ؋546.2K

$38.3K £28.4K

-78.05%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$33.7K ؋2.2M

$41.0K £30.5K

-17.87%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$52.6 ؋3,417

$372 £277

-85.88%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$13.79 ؋897

$18.66 £13.87

-26.10%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$163 ؋10.6K

$40.53 £30.12

302.39%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$9.77 ؋635

$56.0 £41.63

-82.56%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$4.07 ؋265

$17.10 £12.71

-76.20%

Cinema Ticket

$2.60 ؋169

$17.95 £13.34

-85.52%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$20.38 ؋1,325

$2,946 £2,189

-99.31%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,598 ؋103.9K

$47.6K £35.4K

-96.64%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$13.14 ؋854

$116 £86.4

-88.70%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$17.61 ؋1,145

$56.9 £42.28

-69.05%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$44.15 ؋2,871

$128 £95.1

-65.49%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$32.76 ؋2,130

$154 £114

-78.71%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$116 ؋7,513

$2,935 £2,182

-96.06%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$91.3 ؋5,936

$2,258 £1,678

-95.96%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$202 ؋13.2K

$5,250 £3,901

-96.14%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$114 ؋7,380

$3,859 £2,868

-97.06%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$659 ؋42.8K

$17.2K £12.8K

-96.17%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$352 ؋22.9K

$8,278 £6,152

-95.75%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$262 ؋17.0K

$5,621 £4,177

-95.34%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

18.22

4.78

281.17%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Afghanistan: October 31, 2026

Last update for London: November 1, 2026

Monthly budget structure

Share of the monthly basket for one person, rent included.

Monthly Utilities & Internet

Afghanistan

$229 41.7%

London

$432 10.7% 88.1% $202

Groceries & Markets

Afghanistan

$103 18.8%

London

$360 8.9% 249% $257

Accommodation & Living

Afghanistan

$91 16.6%

London

$2.3K 55.8% 2374% $2.2K

Clothing & Footwear

Afghanistan

$48 8.8%

London

$205 5.1% 323% $156

Eating Out

Afghanistan

$43 7.9%

London

$396 9.8% 811% $352

Getting Around

Afghanistan

$20 3.6%

London

$305 7.6% 1462% $286

Sport & Entertainment

Afghanistan

$15 2.7%

London

$92 2.3% 514% $77

Good to know

🇦🇫 Afghanistan

🇬🇧 London

🕒 Local time

16:13 4:13 PM

11:43 11:43 AM

4 h 30 min behind Afghanistan

🌤 Weather

👥 Population

41,454,761

8,908,083 Capital

💱 Currency

Afghanistan Afghani AFN ؋

British Pound GBP £

📈 Exchange rate

100 AFN = 1.54 USD

100 AFN = 1.37 EUR

1 GBP = 1.35 USD

1 GBP = 1.2 EUR

Exchange rates and currency converter

GBP, USD, EUR to AFN – Afghanistan Afghani Converter

🇺🇸 United States Dollar ($)

🇦🇫 Afghanistan Afghani (؋)

Afghanistan Afghani exchange rates as of November 6, 2026: 1 USD = 65.02 AFN (100 AFN = 1.54 USD). 1 EUR = 73.02 AFN (100 AFN = 1.37 EUR).

British Pound exchange rates as of November 6, 2026: 1 USD = 0.743 GBP (1 GBP = 1.35 USD). 1 EUR = 0.835 GBP (1 GBP = 1.2 EUR).

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