Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 2.9 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Afghanistan
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.74
AFN126
|
$5.83
SVC51.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.49
AFN252
|
$5.91
SVC51.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
AFN22
|
$0.71
SVC6.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
AFN12
|
$0.68
SVC5.90
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for groceries
Afghanistan
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
$1.83
SVC16.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
AFN123
|
$2.97
SVC25.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
AFN172
|
$6.82
SVC59.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
$2.36
SVC20.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.13
AFN82
|
$2.16
SVC18.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
AFN22
|
$1.44
SVC12.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
AFN30
|
$0.75
SVC6.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
AFN41
|
$1.03
SVC8.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
AFN14
|
$1.09
SVC9.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
AFN8
|
$0.83
SVC7.29
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Afghanistan
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AFN247
|
$3.88
SVC33.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.46
AFN756
|
$21.74
SVC190.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,973.68
AFN504,251
|
$18,000.00
SVC157,411.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.81
AFN420
|
$29.19
SVC255.25
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Afghanistan
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$610.20
AFN44,122
|
$43.89
SVC383.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$97.47
AFN7,048
|
$610.09
SVC5,335.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$68.91
AFN4,982
|
$369.44
SVC3,230.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.69
AFN1,713
|
$52.06
SVC455.24
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Afghanistan
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.03
AFN2,171
|
$96.15
SVC840.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,534.21
AFN110,935
|
$3,776.67
SVC33,027.21
|
|
pay 82.6% more for entertainment and sports
Afghanistan
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
AFN168
|
$1.50
SVC13.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.16
AFN84
|
$2.31
SVC20.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
AFN139
|
$4.00
SVC34.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.59
AFN910
|
$31.48
SVC275.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.62
AFN189
|
$5.00
SVC43.73
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Afghanistan
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.66
AFN1,205
|
$53.50
SVC467.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.85
AFN1,146
|
$41.12
SVC359.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.38
AFN2,269
|
$81.36
SVC711.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.90
AFN2,451
|
$85.00
SVC743.33
|
|
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