Cost of living comparison
Pennsylvania is 7.3 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Pennsylvania instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 7.5 times more for restaurants
Afghanistan
|
Pennsylvania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.74
AFN124
|
$19.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.49
AFN248
|
$9.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
AFN22
|
$2.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
AFN12
|
$1.57
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for groceries
Afghanistan
|
Pennsylvania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
$3.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
AFN122
|
$5.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
AFN169
|
$4.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.22
AFN87
|
$3.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.13
AFN81
|
$5.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
AFN22
|
$2.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
AFN30
|
$0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
AFN41
|
$2.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
AFN14
|
$2.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$1.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
AFN8
|
$1.23
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
Afghanistan
|
Pennsylvania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AFN243
|
$3.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.46
AFN745
|
$66.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,973.68
AFN496,407
|
$23,412.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.81
AFN414
|
$17.00
|
|
pay 8.6 times more for housing
Afghanistan
|
Pennsylvania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$610.20
AFN43,436
|
$78.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$97.47
AFN6,938
|
$1,247.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$68.91
AFN4,905
|
$1,088.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.69
AFN1,686
|
$135.09
|
|
pay 19.5 times more for childcare
Afghanistan
|
Pennsylvania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.03
AFN2,137
|
$938.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,534.21
AFN109,210
|
$11,989.52
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Afghanistan
|
Pennsylvania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
AFN165
|
$4.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.16
AFN83
|
$4.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
AFN137
|
$9.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.59
AFN896
|
$32.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.62
AFN186
|
$11.38
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Afghanistan
|
Pennsylvania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.66
AFN1,186
|
$41.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.85
AFN1,128
|
$32.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.38
AFN2,234
|
$73.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.90
AFN2,413
|
$115.62
|
|
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