Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 21.7% cheaper than Burma.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Burma, you would:
pay 45.0% less for restaurants
Burma
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.92
MMK6,106
|
$1.74
AFN126
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
MMK12,565
|
$3.49
AFN252
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
MMK1,217
|
$0.31
AFN22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MMK709
|
$0.17
AFN12
|
|
pay 54.3% less for groceries
Burma
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
MMK2,875
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
MMK10,126
|
$1.71
AFN123
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
MMK11,454
|
$2.38
AFN172
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
MMK3,376
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
MMK5,612
|
$1.13
AFN82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
MMK1,792
|
$0.30
AFN22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
MMK712
|
$0.42
AFN30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
MMK2,045
|
$0.57
AFN41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MMK1,501
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
MMK1,184
|
$0.14
AFN10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MMK1,520
|
$0.12
AFN8
|
|
pay 31.8% less for transportation
Burma
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.73
MMK5,727
|
$3.41
AFN246
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.15
MMK35,909
|
$10.46
AFN755
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,500.00
MMK57,588,173
|
$6,973.68
AFN503,146
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
MMK19,834
|
$5.81
AFN419
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Burma
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.23
MMK149,160
|
$610.20
AFN44,025
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.64
MMK1,261,988
|
$97.47
AFN7,033
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.96
MMK672,124
|
$68.91
AFN4,972
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.50
MMK145,535
|
$23.69
AFN1,709
|
|
pay 90.3% less for childcare
Burma
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.50
MMK1,010,411
|
$30.03
AFN2,166
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,680.00
MMK24,459,268
|
$1,534.21
AFN110,692
|
|
pay 1.1% more for entertainment and sports
Burma
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
MMK2,292
|
$2.32
AFN168
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
MMK4,326
|
$1.16
AFN84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.43
MMK3,000
|
$1.92
AFN138
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.84
MMK72,967
|
$12.59
AFN908
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.92
MMK8,215
|
$2.62
AFN189
|
|
pay 63.7% less for clothing
Burma
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.27
MMK84,329
|
$16.66
AFN1,202
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.60
MMK99,689
|
$15.85
AFN1,143
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
MMK203,482
|
$31.38
AFN2,264
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.67
MMK185,692
|
$33.90
AFN2,446
|
|
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