Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 2.8 times more expensive than Pakistan.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Pakistan, you would:
pay 54.4% more for restaurants
Pakistan
|
Afghanistan
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.98
PKR273.39
|
$1.74
AFN126
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.67
PKR742.58
|
$3.49
AFN252
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
PKR47.77
|
$0.31
AFN22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.13
PKR35.56
|
$0.17
AFN12
|
|
pay 37.6% more for groceries
Pakistan
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
PKR90.59
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
PKR594.98
|
$1.71
AFN123
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.71
PKR474.99
|
$2.38
AFN172
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.81
PKR224.79
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.74
PKR204.77
|
$1.13
AFN82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.32
PKR88.89
|
$0.30
AFN22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.18
PKR50.37
|
$0.42
AFN30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.25
PKR69.52
|
$0.57
AFN41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
PKR49.12
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.09
PKR26.26
|
$0.14
AFN10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
PKR34.67
|
$0.12
AFN8
|
|
pay 78.5% more for transportation
Pakistan
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.55
PKR707.78
|
$3.41
AFN246
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.51
PKR1,531.19
|
$10.46
AFN755
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,243.87
PKR2,845,702.40
|
$6,973.68
AFN503,028
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.80
PKR500.95
|
$5.81
AFN419
|
|
pay 9.8 times more for housing
Pakistan
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.57
PKR4,880.66
|
$610.20
AFN44,015
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$57.96
PKR16,101.69
|
$97.47
AFN7,031
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$36.22
PKR10,062.75
|
$68.91
AFN4,970
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.70
PKR9,084.91
|
$23.69
AFN1,709
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Pakistan
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$19.40
PKR5,390.44
|
$30.03
AFN2,166
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$607.98
PKR168,893.11
|
$1,534.21
AFN110,666
|
|
pay 51.5% more for entertainment and sports
Pakistan
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.69
PKR469.72
|
$2.32
AFN168
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.92
PKR254.95
|
$1.16
AFN84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.85
PKR236.84
|
$1.92
AFN138
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$7.61
PKR2,113.39
|
$12.59
AFN908
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.54
PKR704.27
|
$2.62
AFN189
|
|
pay 32.3% more for clothing
Pakistan
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.53
PKR2,924.99
|
$16.66
AFN1,202
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.64
PKR3,788.58
|
$15.85
AFN1,143
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.17
PKR8,379.71
|
$31.38
AFN2,264
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$22.47
PKR6,243.13
|
$33.90
AFN2,445
|
|
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