Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 53.5% cheaper than Uruguay.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 78.7% less for restaurants
Uruguay
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.16
UYU699.35
|
$2.08
AFN150
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.86
UYU379.69
|
$4.08
AFN294
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
UYU85.81
|
$0.46
AFN33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
UYU64.33
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
pay 70.3% less for groceries
Uruguay
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.44
UYU94.07
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.68
UYU257.08
|
$1.90
AFN137
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.26
UYU164.08
|
$2.27
AFN164
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.72
UYU143.18
|
$1.65
AFN119
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.37
UYU168.46
|
$1.42
AFN102
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
UYU43.99
|
$0.27
AFN19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.27
UYU48.95
|
$0.37
AFN26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
UYU27.97
|
$0.32
AFN23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
UYU47.02
|
$0.25
AFN18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
UYU33.02
|
$0.20
AFN14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
UYU32.16
|
$0.15
AFN11
|
|
pay 57.8% less for transportation
Uruguay
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.65
UYU294.74
|
$3.85
AFN278
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.78
UYU1,878.19
|
$14.64
AFN1,056
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,826.29
UYU1,417,994.78
|
$8,342.32
AFN601,751
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.59
UYU677.32
|
$11.58
AFN835
|
|
pay 41.7% more for housing
Uruguay
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.50
UYU1,559.56
|
$179.88
AFN12,975
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$631.38
UYU24,311.29
|
$96.41
AFN6,954
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$468.93
UYU18,055.96
|
$58.93
AFN4,251
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$102.20
UYU3,935.31
|
$96.91
AFN6,990
|
|
pay 86.8% less for childcare
Uruguay
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.70
UYU16,237.40
|
$35.24
AFN2,542
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,669.05
UYU295,296.58
|
$1,385.55
AFN99,943
|
|
pay 50.3% less for entertainment and sports
Uruguay
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
UYU129.61
|
$4.62
AFN333
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.99
UYU153.78
|
$1.03
AFN74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.19
UYU199.81
|
$1.80
AFN130
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.06
UYU2,043.02
|
$10.98
AFN792
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.53
UYU405.61
|
$3.12
AFN225
|
|
pay 72.0% less for clothing
Uruguay
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.58
UYU3,680.23
|
$14.45
AFN1,042
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.77
UYU1,878.03
|
$21.98
AFN1,585
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$133.31
UYU5,133.19
|
$35.82
AFN2,583
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.14
UYU4,317.90
|
$27.74
AFN2,001
|
|
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