Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 4.9 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 7.2 times more for restaurants
Afghanistan
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.74
AFN126
|
$14.85
UYU571.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.49
AFN252
|
$10.53
UYU405.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
AFN22
|
$2.29
UYU88.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
AFN12
|
$1.66
UYU64.04
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for groceries
Afghanistan
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
$2.03
UYU78.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
AFN123
|
$5.05
UYU194.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
AFN172
|
$4.04
UYU155.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
$3.14
UYU120.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.13
AFN82
|
$4.93
UYU189.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
AFN22
|
$1.08
UYU41.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
AFN30
|
$1.39
UYU53.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
AFN41
|
$0.73
UYU28.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
AFN14
|
$1.20
UYU46.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$0.80
UYU30.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
AFN8
|
$0.81
UYU31.19
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for transportation
Afghanistan
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AFN246
|
$7.10
UYU273.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.46
AFN755
|
$48.05
UYU1,849.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,973.68
AFN503,028
|
$36,679.53
UYU1,412,343.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.81
AFN419
|
$16.61
UYU639.48
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Afghanistan
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$610.20
AFN44,015
|
$37.95
UYU1,461.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$97.47
AFN7,031
|
$510.80
UYU19,668.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$68.91
AFN4,970
|
$384.82
UYU14,817.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.69
AFN1,709
|
$93.98
UYU3,618.84
|
|
pay 8.7 times more for childcare
Afghanistan
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.03
AFN2,166
|
$389.18
UYU14,985.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,534.21
AFN110,666
|
$6,681.58
UYU257,274.11
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Afghanistan
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
AFN168
|
$3.62
UYU139.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.16
AFN84
|
$3.84
UYU147.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
AFN138
|
$4.82
UYU185.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.59
AFN908
|
$49.95
UYU1,923.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.62
AFN189
|
$9.51
UYU366.02
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for clothing
Afghanistan
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.66
AFN1,202
|
$92.12
UYU3,547.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.85
AFN1,143
|
$41.63
UYU1,603.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.38
AFN2,264
|
$107.70
UYU4,147.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.90
AFN2,445
|
$109.72
UYU4,224.60
|
|
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