Cost of living comparison
Georgia is 2.9 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Georgia instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Afghanistan
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.74
AFN126
|
$8.90
GEL23.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.49
AFN253
|
$7.88
GEL21.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
AFN22
|
$0.78
GEL2.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
AFN12
|
$0.39
GEL1.04
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Afghanistan
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
$0.68
GEL1.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
AFN124
|
$3.98
GEL10.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
AFN173
|
$7.46
GEL20.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
$2.36
GEL6.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.13
AFN82
|
$2.92
GEL7.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
AFN22
|
$0.62
GEL1.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
AFN31
|
$0.80
GEL2.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
AFN41
|
$0.71
GEL1.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
AFN14
|
$0.85
GEL2.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$0.39
GEL1.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
AFN8
|
$0.36
GEL0.96
|
|
pay 54.7% more for transportation
Afghanistan
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AFN247
|
$4.89
GEL13.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.46
AFN758
|
$12.43
GEL33.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,973.68
AFN505,512
|
$18,297.46
GEL49,128.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.81
AFN421
|
$5.48
GEL14.71
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Afghanistan
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$610.20
AFN44,232
|
$18.25
GEL48.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$97.47
AFN7,066
|
$514.58
GEL1,381.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$68.91
AFN4,995
|
$359.72
GEL965.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.69
AFN1,717
|
$57.56
GEL154.56
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Afghanistan
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.03
AFN2,177
|
$158.50
GEL425.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,534.21
AFN111,213
|
$2,916.93
GEL7,831.97
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Afghanistan
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
AFN168
|
$1.37
GEL3.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.16
AFN84
|
$2.31
GEL6.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
AFN139
|
$3.01
GEL8.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.59
AFN913
|
$46.10
GEL123.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.62
AFN190
|
$5.87
GEL15.76
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for clothing
Afghanistan
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.66
AFN1,208
|
$77.21
GEL207.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.85
AFN1,149
|
$61.21
GEL164.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.38
AFN2,275
|
$124.49
GEL334.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.90
AFN2,457
|
$128.58
GEL345.25
|
|
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