Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 12.8% cheaper than Brazil.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 57.4% less for restaurants
Brazil
|
Afghanistan
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.41
R$27.63
|
$2.08
AFN149
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.75
R$34.44
|
$4.08
AFN292
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
R$5.57
|
$0.46
AFN33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
R$3.36
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
pay 50.3% less for groceries
Brazil
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
R$7.65
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.39
R$22.40
|
$1.90
AFN136
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.93
R$20.04
|
$2.27
AFN163
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
R$10.66
|
$1.65
AFN118
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
R$8.72
|
$1.42
AFN102
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
R$4.48
|
$0.27
AFN19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
R$2.93
|
$0.37
AFN26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
R$2.40
|
$0.32
AFN23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
R$3.62
|
$0.25
AFN18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
R$2.59
|
$0.20
AFN14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.48
|
$0.15
AFN11
|
|
pay 25.5% less for transportation
Brazil
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.99
R$20.39
|
$3.85
AFN275
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.60
R$227.69
|
$14.64
AFN1,046
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,825.57
R$111,410.79
|
$8,342.32
AFN596,301
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.87
R$45.29
|
$11.58
AFN828
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Brazil
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.79
R$101.04
|
$179.88
AFN12,858
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.53
R$1,656.61
|
$96.41
AFN6,891
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$220.48
R$1,125.45
|
$58.93
AFN4,212
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.67
R$279.07
|
$96.91
AFN6,927
|
|
pay 84.7% less for childcare
Brazil
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.36
R$1,420.90
|
$35.24
AFN2,519
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,686.64
R$39,237.22
|
$1,385.55
AFN99,038
|
|
pay 0.3% more for entertainment and sports
Brazil
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
R$9.01
|
$4.62
AFN330
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
R$8.61
|
$1.03
AFN74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.13
R$10.90
|
$1.80
AFN129
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.18
R$123.45
|
$10.98
AFN785
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.45
R$32.92
|
$3.12
AFN223
|
|
pay 57.4% less for clothing
Brazil
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.38
R$246.95
|
$14.45
AFN1,033
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.32
R$221.11
|
$21.98
AFN1,571
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.76
R$396.94
|
$35.82
AFN2,560
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.51
R$324.18
|
$27.74
AFN1,983
|
|
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