Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Heard Island and McDonald Islands instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Afghanistan
|
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
AFN147
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.08
AFN288
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
AFN33
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
AFN14
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Afghanistan
|
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.90
AFN134
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.27
AFN161
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
AFN116
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.42
AFN100
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.27
AFN19
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
AFN26
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.32
AFN23
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN17
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
AFN14
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
AFN11
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Afghanistan
|
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
AFN272
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.64
AFN1,034
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,342.32
AFN589,217
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.58
AFN818
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Afghanistan
|
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$179.88
AFN12,705
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$96.41
AFN6,809
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$58.93
AFN4,162
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.91
AFN6,845
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Afghanistan
|
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$35.24
AFN2,489
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,385.55
AFN97,861
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Afghanistan
|
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.62
AFN327
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
AFN73
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
AFN127
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$10.98
AFN776
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
AFN220
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Afghanistan
|
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.45
AFN1,021
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.98
AFN1,552
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.82
AFN2,530
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$27.74
AFN1,959
|
?? |
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