Cost of living comparison
Grenada is 3.7 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Grenada instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 4.2 times more for restaurants
Afghanistan
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
AFN149
|
$7.51
EC$20.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.08
AFN292
|
$8.05
EC$21.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
AFN33
|
$1.79
EC$4.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
AFN14
|
$1.42
EC$3.85
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for groceries
Afghanistan
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
$1.43
EC$3.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.90
AFN136
|
$7.60
EC$20.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.27
AFN163
|
$9.00
EC$24.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
AFN118
|
$3.42
EC$9.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.42
AFN102
|
$3.41
EC$9.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.27
AFN19
|
$2.48
EC$6.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
AFN26
|
$0.79
EC$2.13
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.32
AFN23
|
$1.01
EC$2.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN18
|
$1.17
EC$3.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
AFN14
|
$0.89
EC$2.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
AFN11
|
$0.80
EC$2.17
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for transportation
Afghanistan
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
AFN275
|
$5.17
EC$13.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.64
AFN1,046
|
$37.55
EC$101.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,342.32
AFN596,301
|
$22,828.86
EC$61,696.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.58
AFN828
|
$142.90
EC$386.20
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Afghanistan
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$179.88
AFN12,858
|
$42.48
EC$114.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$96.41
AFN6,891
|
$589.18
EC$1,592.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$58.93
AFN4,212
|
$362.62
EC$980.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.91
AFN6,927
|
$140.10
EC$378.64
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Afghanistan
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$35.24
AFN2,519
|
$201.91
EC$545.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,385.55
AFN99,038
|
$1,492.11
EC$4,032.51
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Afghanistan
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.62
AFN330
|
$2.29
EC$6.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
AFN74
|
$3.88
EC$10.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
AFN129
|
$3.68
EC$9.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$10.98
AFN785
|
$42.99
EC$116.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
AFN223
|
$9.90
EC$26.77
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
Afghanistan
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.45
AFN1,033
|
$67.38
EC$182.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.98
AFN1,571
|
$43.97
EC$118.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.82
AFN2,560
|
$59.37
EC$160.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$27.74
AFN1,983
|
$92.35
EC$249.58
|
|
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