Cost of living comparison
Bolivia is 2.5 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Bolivia instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Afghanistan
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.74
AFN126
|
$3.44
BOB23.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.49
AFN252
|
$6.51
BOB44.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
AFN22
|
$0.97
BOB6.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
AFN12
|
$0.75
BOB5.17
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Afghanistan
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
$1.28
BOB8.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
AFN123
|
$2.45
BOB16.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
AFN172
|
$3.60
BOB24.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
$1.54
BOB10.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.13
AFN82
|
$1.77
BOB12.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
AFN22
|
$0.98
BOB6.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
AFN30
|
$0.47
BOB3.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
AFN41
|
$0.51
BOB3.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
AFN14
|
$0.60
BOB4.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$0.55
BOB3.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
AFN8
|
$0.52
BOB3.58
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Afghanistan
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AFN246
|
$2.03
BOB13.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.46
AFN755
|
$31.11
BOB214.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,973.68
AFN503,146
|
$15,452.82
BOB106,714.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.81
AFN419
|
$15.23
BOB105.17
|
|
pay 89.0% more for housing
Afghanistan
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$610.20
AFN44,025
|
$52.88
BOB365.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$97.47
AFN7,033
|
$306.54
BOB2,116.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$68.91
AFN4,972
|
$213.11
BOB1,471.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.69
AFN1,709
|
$29.25
BOB202.03
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Afghanistan
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.03
AFN2,166
|
$170.51
BOB1,177.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,534.21
AFN110,692
|
$3,636.74
BOB25,114.73
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Afghanistan
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
AFN168
|
$2.13
BOB14.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.16
AFN84
|
$2.36
BOB16.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
AFN138
|
$2.73
BOB18.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.59
AFN908
|
$41.42
BOB286.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.62
AFN189
|
$7.53
BOB52.01
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Afghanistan
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.66
AFN1,202
|
$41.05
BOB283.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.85
AFN1,143
|
$48.50
BOB334.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.38
AFN2,264
|
$65.57
BOB452.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.90
AFN2,446
|
$57.30
BOB395.70
|
|
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