Cost of living comparison
Indonesia is 2.2 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 58.7% more for restaurants
Afghanistan
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.74
AFN126
|
$1.77
IDR28,398.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.49
AFN252
|
$3.51
IDR56,357.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
AFN22
|
$0.64
IDR10,205.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
AFN12
|
$0.38
IDR6,067.48
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Afghanistan
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
$1.19
IDR19,081.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
AFN123
|
$3.70
IDR59,348.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
AFN172
|
$5.10
IDR81,955.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
$1.57
IDR25,156.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.13
AFN82
|
$1.49
IDR23,945.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
AFN22
|
$1.18
IDR18,888.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
AFN30
|
$0.57
IDR9,229.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
AFN41
|
$0.74
IDR11,935.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
AFN14
|
$0.48
IDR7,743.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$0.54
IDR8,656.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
AFN8
|
$0.92
IDR14,797.10
|
|
pay 63.5% more for transportation
Afghanistan
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AFN246
|
$3.09
IDR49,632.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.46
AFN755
|
$11.89
IDR190,824.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,973.68
AFN503,028
|
$26,361.87
IDR423,239,873.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.81
AFN419
|
$4.16
IDR66,855.76
|
|
pay 68.5% more for housing
Afghanistan
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$610.20
AFN44,015
|
$33.62
IDR539,689.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$97.47
AFN7,031
|
$247.48
IDR3,973,272.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$68.91
AFN4,970
|
$163.01
IDR2,617,187.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.69
AFN1,709
|
$42.16
IDR676,821.11
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Afghanistan
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.03
AFN2,166
|
$106.70
IDR1,713,052.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,534.21
AFN110,666
|
$6,782.48
IDR108,892,669.50
|
|
pay 46.6% more for entertainment and sports
Afghanistan
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
AFN168
|
$2.71
IDR43,462.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.16
AFN84
|
$1.77
IDR28,495.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
AFN138
|
$2.13
IDR34,270.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.59
AFN908
|
$28.24
IDR453,468.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.62
AFN189
|
$3.35
IDR53,827.67
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Afghanistan
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.66
AFN1,202
|
$41.10
IDR659,883.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.85
AFN1,143
|
$30.35
IDR487,284.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.38
AFN2,264
|
$67.01
IDR1,075,813.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.90
AFN2,445
|
$62.49
IDR1,003,206.81
|
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