Cost of living comparison
Bangladesh is 25.4% more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 1.3% more for restaurants
Afghanistan
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.74
AFN126
|
$1.72
BDT201.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.49
AFN252
|
$4.57
BDT534.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
AFN22
|
$0.27
BDT31.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
AFN12
|
$0.15
BDT17.21
|
|
pay 44.0% more for groceries
Afghanistan
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
$0.55
BDT64.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
AFN123
|
$3.59
BDT419.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
AFN172
|
$2.66
BDT310.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
$1.09
BDT127.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.13
AFN82
|
$0.99
BDT115.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
AFN22
|
$0.78
BDT91.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
AFN30
|
$0.34
BDT39.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
AFN41
|
$0.75
BDT87.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
AFN14
|
$0.25
BDT29.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$0.12
BDT14.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
AFN8
|
$0.23
BDT26.87
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Afghanistan
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AFN246
|
$3.62
BDT422.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.46
AFN755
|
$15.91
BDT1,860.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,973.68
AFN503,028
|
$36,425.27
BDT4,257,857.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.81
AFN419
|
$3.61
BDT422.22
|
|
pay 25.5% less for housing
Afghanistan
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$610.20
AFN44,015
|
$30.12
BDT3,520.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$97.47
AFN7,031
|
$92.95
BDT10,865.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$68.91
AFN4,970
|
$61.78
BDT7,221.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.69
AFN1,709
|
$25.62
BDT2,994.26
|
|
pay 13.0% less for childcare
Afghanistan
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.03
AFN2,166
|
$31.38
BDT3,668.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,534.21
AFN110,666
|
$1,066.75
BDT124,695.94
|
|
pay 38.7% more for entertainment and sports
Afghanistan
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
AFN168
|
$3.65
BDT426.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.16
AFN84
|
$1.57
BDT184.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
AFN138
|
$2.76
BDT322.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.59
AFN908
|
$12.02
BDT1,405.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.62
AFN189
|
$4.23
BDT494.82
|
|
pay 21.7% more for clothing
Afghanistan
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.66
AFN1,202
|
$20.07
BDT2,346.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.85
AFN1,143
|
$20.91
BDT2,444.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.38
AFN2,264
|
$39.14
BDT4,575.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.90
AFN2,445
|
$37.10
BDT4,337.19
|
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