Cost of living comparison
Moldova is 2.2 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Moldova instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Afghanistan
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.74
AFN126
|
$3.31
MDL58.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.49
AFN252
|
$3.86
MDL68.42
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
AFN22
|
$0.67
MDL11.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
AFN12
|
$0.48
MDL8.44
|
|
pay 56.4% more for groceries
Afghanistan
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
$0.38
MDL6.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
AFN123
|
$3.61
MDL64.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
AFN172
|
$3.00
MDL53.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
$1.53
MDL27.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.13
AFN82
|
$1.73
MDL30.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
AFN22
|
$0.30
MDL5.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
AFN30
|
$0.57
MDL10.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
AFN41
|
$0.55
MDL9.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
AFN14
|
$0.59
MDL10.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$0.22
MDL3.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
AFN8
|
$0.20
MDL3.55
|
|
pay 43.7% more for transportation
Afghanistan
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AFN246
|
$5.01
MDL88.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.46
AFN755
|
$15.20
MDL269.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,973.68
AFN503,028
|
$15,888.83
MDL281,767.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.81
AFN419
|
$3.20
MDL56.83
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Afghanistan
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$610.20
AFN44,015
|
$9.47
MDL167.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$97.47
AFN7,031
|
$226.53
MDL4,017.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$68.91
AFN4,970
|
$155.30
MDL2,753.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.69
AFN1,709
|
$83.16
MDL1,474.65
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
Afghanistan
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.03
AFN2,166
|
$225.45
MDL3,998.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,534.21
AFN110,666
|
$3,677.02
MDL65,207.18
|
|
pay 24.7% more for entertainment and sports
Afghanistan
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
AFN168
|
$1.01
MDL17.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.16
AFN84
|
$1.15
MDL20.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
AFN138
|
$2.14
MDL37.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.59
AFN908
|
$24.94
MDL442.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.62
AFN189
|
$4.49
MDL79.64
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Afghanistan
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.66
AFN1,202
|
$42.37
MDL751.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.85
AFN1,143
|
$30.63
MDL543.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.38
AFN2,264
|
$77.19
MDL1,368.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.90
AFN2,445
|
$88.31
MDL1,566.09
|
|
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