Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 89.7% more expensive than Tonga.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Tonga, you would:
pay 76.5% less for restaurants
Tonga
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.44
TOP20.00
|
$2.08
AFN150
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
TOP21.98
|
$4.08
AFN294
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
TOP6.33
|
$0.46
AFN33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
TOP5.67
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
pay 69.0% less for groceries
Tonga
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
TOP2.43
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
TOP9.83
|
$1.90
AFN137
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
TOP14.26
|
$2.27
AFN164
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
TOP12.00
|
$1.65
AFN119
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TOP6.42
|
$1.42
AFN102
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
$0.27
AFN19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
$0.37
AFN26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
TOP2.42
|
$0.32
AFN23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
TOP3.33
|
$0.25
AFN18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
TOP2.95
|
$0.20
AFN14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
TOP2.04
|
$0.15
AFN11
|
|
pay 20.6% less for transportation
Tonga
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
TOP11.35
|
$3.85
AFN278
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$14.64
AFN1,056
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,904.72
TOP13,996.86
|
$8,342.32
AFN601,751
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$70.65
TOP167.46
|
$11.58
AFN835
|
|
pay 7.4% less for housing
Tonga
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.53
TOP299.93
|
$179.88
AFN12,975
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$96.41
AFN6,954
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$58.93
AFN4,251
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$225.77
TOP535.17
|
$96.91
AFN6,990
|
|
pay 8.4 times more for childcare
Tonga
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.66
TOP259.94
|
$35.24
AFN2,542
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$84.35
TOP199.96
|
$1,385.55
AFN99,943
|
|
pay 39.5% less for entertainment and sports
Tonga
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
TOP8.00
|
$4.62
AFN333
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
TOP7.00
|
$1.03
AFN74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.12
TOP23.99
|
$1.80
AFN130
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
$10.98
AFN792
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.12
AFN225
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Tonga
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.22
TOP10.00
|
$14.45
AFN1,042
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$10.54
TOP24.99
|
$21.98
AFN1,585
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
$35.82
AFN2,583
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.52
TOP69.98
|
$27.74
AFN2,001
|
|
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