Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 53.8% cheaper than Gibraltar.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Gibraltar, you would:
pay 78.5% less for restaurants
|
Gibraltar
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.66
GIP13.42
|
$2.08
AFN145
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.09
GIP7.67
|
$4.08
AFN284
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.98
GIP1.51
|
$0.46
AFN32
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
GIP1.41
|
$0.19
AFN13
|
|
pay 74.1% less for groceries
|
Gibraltar
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
GIP1.27
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
GIP3.16
|
$1.90
AFN132
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.63
GIP5.80
|
$2.27
AFN158
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
GIP2.88
|
$1.65
AFN114
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.89
GIP2.96
|
$1.42
AFN99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.06
GIP1.57
|
$0.27
AFN19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.54
GIP1.17
|
$0.37
AFN26
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
GIP1.22
|
$0.32
AFN22
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
GIP0.88
|
$0.25
AFN17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
GIP0.78
|
$0.20
AFN14
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
GIP0.66
|
$0.15
AFN11
|
|
pay 20.0% less for transportation
|
Gibraltar
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
GIP4.40
|
$3.85
AFN268
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.13
GIP6.18
|
$14.64
AFN1,017
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,057.47
GIP23,611.75
|
$8,342.32
AFN579,776
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.97
GIP18.99
|
$11.58
AFN805
|
|
pay 14.0% more for housing
|
Gibraltar
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.50
GIP40.67
|
$179.88
AFN12,501
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,646.15
GIP1,251.50
|
$96.41
AFN6,700
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,585.28
GIP1,205.23
|
$58.93
AFN4,096
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.83
GIP66.77
|
$96.91
AFN6,735
|
|
pay 93.2% less for childcare
|
Gibraltar
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$805.78
GIP612.60
|
$35.24
AFN2,449
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,134.60
GIP11,506.23
|
$1,385.55
AFN96,293
|
|
pay 53.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Gibraltar
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.10
GIP3.12
|
$4.62
AFN321
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.99
GIP2.27
|
$1.03
AFN72
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
GIP3.45
|
$1.80
AFN125
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.94
GIP53.94
|
$10.98
AFN763
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
GIP8.15
|
$3.12
AFN217
|
|
pay 70.9% less for clothing
|
Gibraltar
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$125.33
GIP95.29
|
$14.45
AFN1,004
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.78
GIP31.76
|
$21.98
AFN1,527
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.87
GIP97.22
|
$35.82
AFN2,489
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.51
GIP86.30
|
$27.74
AFN1,928
|
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