Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 90.5% more expensive than India.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of India, you would:
pay 4.5% more for restaurants
India
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.48
₹206.86
|
$2.08
AFN149
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.94
₹328.36
|
$4.08
AFN292
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
₹32.70
|
$0.46
AFN33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
₹14.23
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
pay 6.0% less for groceries
India
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
₹38.59
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.56
₹213.00
|
$1.90
AFN136
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.56
₹212.88
|
$2.27
AFN163
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.93
₹77.14
|
$1.65
AFN118
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.36
₹113.21
|
$1.42
AFN102
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
₹71.21
|
$0.27
AFN19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
₹25.99
|
$0.37
AFN26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
₹39.19
|
$0.32
AFN23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₹19.07
|
$0.25
AFN18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.24
|
$0.20
AFN14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
₹14.37
|
$0.15
AFN11
|
|
pay 70.1% more for transportation
India
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
₹390.31
|
$3.85
AFN275
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.04
₹836.34
|
$14.64
AFN1,046
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,372.81
₹1,113,962.64
|
$8,342.32
AFN596,301
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.97
₹247.46
|
$11.58
AFN828
|
|
pay 7.1 times more for housing
India
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.66
₹638.26
|
$179.88
AFN12,858
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$136.15
₹11,341.44
|
$96.41
AFN6,891
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$88.97
₹7,410.91
|
$58.93
AFN4,212
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.75
₹2,394.87
|
$96.91
AFN6,927
|
|
pay 27.8% less for childcare
India
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.47
₹4,870.64
|
$35.24
AFN2,519
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,644.63
₹136,998.26
|
$1,385.55
AFN99,038
|
|
pay 5.3% more for entertainment and sports
India
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
₹153.17
|
$4.62
AFN330
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.59
₹132.81
|
$1.03
AFN74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.63
₹302.69
|
$1.80
AFN129
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.08
₹1,339.55
|
$10.98
AFN785
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.38
₹281.43
|
$3.12
AFN223
|
|
pay 18.0% less for clothing
India
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.53
₹1,959.89
|
$14.45
AFN1,033
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.73
₹2,060.17
|
$21.98
AFN1,571
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.02
₹3,417.15
|
$35.82
AFN2,560
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.71
₹2,558.39
|
$27.74
AFN1,983
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Afghanistan or India. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.