Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 21.7 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Monaco instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 23.1 times more for restaurants
Afghanistan
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.74
AFN126
|
$41.23
€38.29
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.49
AFN252
|
$10.44
€9.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
AFN22
|
$5.94
€5.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
AFN12
|
$7.70
€7.15
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for groceries
Afghanistan
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
$3.80
€3.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
AFN123
|
$10.72
€9.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
AFN172
|
$8.50
€7.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
$4.29
€3.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.13
AFN82
|
$6.64
€6.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
AFN22
|
$1.33
€1.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
AFN30
|
$1.99
€1.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
AFN41
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
AFN14
|
$1.87
€1.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$1.37
€1.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
AFN8
|
$1.39
€1.29
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Afghanistan
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AFN246
|
$8.27
€7.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.46
AFN755
|
$38.21
€35.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,973.68
AFN503,146
|
$21,988.99
€20,420.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.81
AFN419
|
$18.25
€16.95
|
|
pay 33.3 times more for housing
Afghanistan
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$610.20
AFN44,025
|
$107.38
€99.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$97.47
AFN7,033
|
$5,818.99
€5,403.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$68.91
AFN4,972
|
$4,384.68
€4,071.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.69
AFN1,709
|
$226.60
€210.43
|
|
pay 64.9 times more for childcare
Afghanistan
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.03
AFN2,166
|
$3,518.24
€3,267.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,534.21
AFN110,692
|
$19,240.37
€17,867.57
|
|
pay 13.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Afghanistan
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
AFN168
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.16
AFN84
|
$4.42
€4.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
AFN138
|
$12.09
€11.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.59
AFN908
|
$604.70
€561.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.62
AFN189
|
$13.19
€12.25
|
|
pay 7.5 times more for clothing
Afghanistan
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.66
AFN1,202
|
$142.47
€132.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.85
AFN1,143
|
$39.03
€36.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.38
AFN2,264
|
$149.66
€138.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.90
AFN2,446
|
$481.56
€447.20
|
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