Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 52.8% cheaper than Yemen.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 68.8% less for restaurants
Yemen
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,905
|
$2.08
AFN150
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,407
|
$4.08
AFN294
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
YER428
|
$0.46
AFN33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
pay 75.3% less for groceries
Yemen
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
YER379
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
YER982
|
$1.90
AFN137
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.55
YER2,642
|
$2.27
AFN164
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.78
YER1,198
|
$1.65
AFN119
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.47
YER1,370
|
$1.42
AFN102
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
YER647
|
$0.27
AFN19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
YER204
|
$0.37
AFN26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.27
YER569
|
$0.32
AFN23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
YER310
|
$0.25
AFN18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
YER279
|
$0.20
AFN14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
YER211
|
$0.15
AFN11
|
|
pay 62.0% less for transportation
Yemen
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,738
|
$3.85
AFN278
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.29
YER12,846
|
$14.64
AFN1,056
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,009.60
YER4,009,604
|
$8,342.32
AFN601,751
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.99
YER8,012
|
$11.58
AFN835
|
|
pay 3.2% more for housing
Yemen
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.76
YER20,977
|
$179.88
AFN12,975
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.69
YER62,034
|
$96.41
AFN6,954
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$175.00
YER43,830
|
$58.93
AFN4,251
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
YER19,328
|
$96.91
AFN6,990
|
|
pay 56.8% less for childcare
Yemen
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.95
YER19,271
|
$35.24
AFN2,542
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,403.23
YER852,340
|
$1,385.55
AFN99,943
|
|
pay 38.6% less for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
YER711
|
$4.62
AFN333
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
YER943
|
$1.03
AFN74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
YER1,096
|
$1.80
AFN130
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.72
YER19,466
|
$10.98
AFN792
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.06
YER1,266
|
$3.12
AFN225
|
|
pay 71.3% less for clothing
Yemen
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.84
YER16,989
|
$14.45
AFN1,042
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,804
|
$21.98
AFN1,585
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.85
YER20,500
|
$35.82
AFN2,583
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.24
YER28,361
|
$27.74
AFN2,001
|
|
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