Cost of living comparison
Russia is 2.6 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Russia instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Afghanistan
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.74
AFN136
|
$7.74
₽758.72
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.49
AFN272
|
$4.69
₽459.61
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
AFN24
|
$0.85
₽83.04
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
AFN13
|
$0.41
₽40.15
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Afghanistan
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
AFN22
|
$0.54
₽52.44
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
AFN133
|
$4.40
₽431.38
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
AFN186
|
$3.48
₽340.71
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.22
AFN95
|
$1.27
₽124.83
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.13
AFN89
|
$1.79
₽175.31
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
AFN24
|
$0.62
₽60.32
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
AFN33
|
$0.56
₽54.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
AFN45
|
$0.66
₽64.89
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
AFN15
|
$1.03
₽100.97
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN11
|
$0.30
₽29.13
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
AFN9
|
$0.25
₽24.79
|
|
pay 90.2% more for transportation
|
Afghanistan
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AFN267
|
$2.37
₽232.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.46
AFN817
|
$19.36
₽1,896.84
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,973.68
AFN544,839
|
$31,226.85
₽3,060,231.77
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.81
AFN454
|
$3.41
₽333.94
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Afghanistan
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$610.20
AFN47,673
|
$6.56
₽643.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$97.47
AFN7,615
|
$310.33
₽30,412.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$68.91
AFN5,384
|
$214.38
₽21,008.86
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.69
AFN1,851
|
$69.84
₽6,844.81
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for childcare
|
Afghanistan
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.03
AFN2,346
|
$220.41
₽21,600.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,534.21
AFN119,864
|
$4,693.93
₽460,004.87
|
|
pay 47.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Afghanistan
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
AFN182
|
$1.55
₽152.22
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.16
AFN91
|
$1.73
₽169.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
AFN150
|
$2.23
₽218.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.59
AFN984
|
$31.55
₽3,092.26
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.62
AFN204
|
$4.06
₽398.02
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
|
Afghanistan
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.66
AFN1,302
|
$62.85
₽6,159.75
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.85
AFN1,238
|
$39.44
₽3,865.53
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.38
AFN2,452
|
$79.13
₽7,755.04
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.90
AFN2,649
|
$85.30
₽8,359.62
|
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