Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 23.7% more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 40.6% less for restaurants
Lesotho
|
Afghanistan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$2.08
AFN150
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.94
LSL201.12
|
$4.08
AFN294
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL12.07
|
$0.46
AFN33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL5.03
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
pay 53.1% less for groceries
Lesotho
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LSL14.28
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
LSL46.79
|
$1.90
AFN137
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL61.18
|
$2.27
AFN164
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
LSL22.05
|
$1.65
AFN119
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
LSL54.49
|
$1.42
AFN102
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.20
|
$0.27
AFN19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
LSL17.71
|
$0.37
AFN26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
LSL23.84
|
$0.32
AFN23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
LSL20.43
|
$0.25
AFN18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
LSL14.30
|
$0.20
AFN14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
LSL16.35
|
$0.15
AFN11
|
|
pay 0.2% less for transportation
Lesotho
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
LSL81.42
|
$3.85
AFN278
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.24
LSL500.54
|
$14.64
AFN1,056
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
LSL350,376.93
|
$8,342.32
AFN601,751
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.39
LSL99.11
|
$11.58
AFN835
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Lesotho
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
LSL400.43
|
$179.88
AFN12,975
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$190.67
LSL3,503.77
|
$96.41
AFN6,954
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.33
LSL1,751.88
|
$58.93
AFN4,251
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$96.91
AFN6,990
|
|
pay 27.2% more for childcare
Lesotho
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.15
LSL517.22
|
$35.24
AFN2,542
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,071.37
LSL19,687.85
|
$1,385.55
AFN99,943
|
|
pay 82.5% more for entertainment and sports
Lesotho
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL15.08
|
$4.62
AFN333
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL25.14
|
$1.03
AFN74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
LSL85.09
|
$1.80
AFN130
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.88
LSL383.75
|
$10.98
AFN792
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.12
AFN225
|
|
pay 62.3% less for clothing
Lesotho
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.86
LSL750.81
|
$14.45
AFN1,042
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.13
LSL700.75
|
$21.98
AFN1,585
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.24
LSL1,768.57
|
$35.82
AFN2,583
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.19
LSL2,502.69
|
$27.74
AFN2,001
|
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