Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 19.4% cheaper than Dominica.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Dominica, you would:
pay 72.6% less for restaurants
Dominica
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$1.74
AFN126
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$3.49
AFN252
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
EC$4.73
|
$0.31
AFN22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
EC$4.01
|
$0.17
AFN12
|
|
pay 83.0% less for groceries
Dominica
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
EC$6.87
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$1.71
AFN123
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.91
EC$51.10
|
$2.38
AFN172
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.13
AFN82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.30
AFN22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.42
AFN30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.57
AFN41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
EC$2.94
|
$0.14
AFN10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
EC$1.81
|
$0.12
AFN8
|
|
pay 22.1% less for transportation
Dominica
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.01
EC$10.84
|
$3.41
AFN247
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.80
EC$40.00
|
$10.46
AFN756
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$6,973.68
AFN504,251
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.81
AFN420
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Dominica
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
$610.20
AFN44,122
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$345.65
EC$934.14
|
$97.47
AFN7,048
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$197.34
EC$533.33
|
$68.91
AFN4,982
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$23.69
AFN1,713
|
|
pay 73.0% less for childcare
Dominica
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$30.03
AFN2,171
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,534.21
AFN110,935
|
|
pay 47.6% less for entertainment and sports
Dominica
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.32
AFN168
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
EC$7.94
|
$1.16
AFN84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$1.92
AFN139
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.60
EC$80.00
|
$12.59
AFN910
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$2.62
AFN189
|
|
pay 72.4% less for clothing
Dominica
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$16.66
AFN1,205
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$15.85
AFN1,146
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$154.18
EC$416.67
|
$31.38
AFN2,269
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.67
EC$366.67
|
$33.90
AFN2,451
|
|
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