Cost of living comparison
Ecuador is 2.6 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Afghanistan
|
Ecuador
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
AFN148
|
$3.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.08
AFN290
|
$6.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
AFN33
|
$0.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
AFN14
|
$0.60
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Afghanistan
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
$1.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.90
AFN135
|
$2.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.27
AFN162
|
$4.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
AFN117
|
$1.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.42
AFN101
|
$2.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.27
AFN19
|
$0.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
AFN26
|
$0.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.32
AFN23
|
$0.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN18
|
$0.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
AFN14
|
$0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
AFN11
|
$0.47
|
|
pay 41.7% more for transportation
Afghanistan
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
AFN274
|
$2.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.64
AFN1,040
|
$17.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,342.32
AFN592,836
|
$22,909.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.58
AFN823
|
$12.40
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Afghanistan
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$179.88
AFN12,783
|
$33.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$96.41
AFN6,851
|
$347.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$58.93
AFN4,188
|
$270.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.91
AFN6,887
|
$36.41
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for childcare
Afghanistan
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$35.24
AFN2,504
|
$219.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,385.55
AFN98,462
|
$6,167.67
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Afghanistan
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.62
AFN329
|
$2.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
AFN73
|
$2.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
AFN128
|
$5.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$10.98
AFN780
|
$32.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
AFN222
|
$6.62
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Afghanistan
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.45
AFN1,027
|
$52.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.98
AFN1,562
|
$44.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.82
AFN2,545
|
$95.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$27.74
AFN1,971
|
$81.02
|
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