Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 56.4% cheaper than Puerto Rico.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
pay 72.9% less for restaurants
|
Puerto Rico
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.86
|
$2.08
AFN149
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.37
|
$4.08
AFN292
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
|
$0.46
AFN33
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
pay 75.7% less for groceries
|
Puerto Rico
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.01
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.03
|
$1.90
AFN136
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
|
$2.27
AFN163
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.60
|
$1.65
AFN118
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
|
$1.42
AFN102
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.48
|
$0.27
AFN19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
|
$0.37
AFN26
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
|
$0.32
AFN23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$0.25
AFN18
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.64
|
$0.20
AFN14
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
|
$0.15
AFN11
|
|
pay 45.7% less for transportation
|
Puerto Rico
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.74
|
$3.85
AFN275
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$47.84
|
$14.64
AFN1,046
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,636.27
|
$8,342.32
AFN596,301
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.22
|
$11.58
AFN828
|
|
pay 11.4% less for housing
|
Puerto Rico
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.53
|
$179.88
AFN12,858
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$739.17
|
$96.41
AFN6,891
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$471.98
|
$58.93
AFN4,212
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$193.31
|
$96.91
AFN6,927
|
|
pay 86.5% less for childcare
|
Puerto Rico
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$392.37
|
$35.24
AFN2,519
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,636.36
|
$1,385.55
AFN99,038
|
|
pay 42.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Puerto Rico
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.77
|
$4.62
AFN330
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.26
|
$1.03
AFN74
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.23
|
$1.80
AFN129
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.60
|
$10.98
AFN785
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.47
|
$3.12
AFN223
|
|
pay 60.0% less for clothing
|
Puerto Rico
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.77
|
$14.45
AFN1,033
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.68
|
$21.98
AFN1,571
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.51
|
$35.82
AFN2,560
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.18
|
$27.74
AFN1,983
|
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