Cost of living comparison
Guatemala is 3.0 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Guatemala instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Afghanistan
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.74
AFN126
|
$5.22
Q40.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.49
AFN251
|
$5.77
Q44.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
AFN22
|
$1.04
Q8.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
AFN12
|
$0.75
Q5.78
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for groceries
Afghanistan
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
$1.81
Q14.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
AFN123
|
$2.52
Q19.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
AFN171
|
$6.12
Q47.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
$1.93
Q14.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.13
AFN82
|
$2.75
Q21.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
AFN22
|
$1.43
Q11.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
AFN30
|
$0.50
Q3.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
AFN41
|
$1.05
Q8.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
AFN14
|
$0.68
Q5.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$0.71
Q5.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
AFN8
|
$0.62
Q4.85
|
|
pay 61.8% more for transportation
Afghanistan
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AFN246
|
$3.76
Q29.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.46
AFN753
|
$14.82
Q115.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,973.68
AFN502,105
|
$17,182.24
Q133,345.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.81
AFN418
|
$8.66
Q67.17
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Afghanistan
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$610.20
AFN43,934
|
$48.06
Q372.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$97.47
AFN7,018
|
$396.59
Q3,077.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$68.91
AFN4,961
|
$390.71
Q3,032.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.69
AFN1,705
|
$53.38
Q414.23
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for childcare
Afghanistan
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.03
AFN2,162
|
$172.19
Q1,336.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,534.21
AFN110,463
|
$5,273.28
Q40,924.09
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Afghanistan
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
AFN167
|
$2.15
Q16.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.16
AFN84
|
$2.32
Q17.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
AFN138
|
$3.36
Q26.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.59
AFN907
|
$41.57
Q322.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.62
AFN188
|
$6.84
Q53.07
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
Afghanistan
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.66
AFN1,199
|
$43.92
Q340.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.85
AFN1,141
|
$47.75
Q370.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.38
AFN2,259
|
$98.16
Q761.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.90
AFN2,441
|
$95.99
Q744.98
|
|
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