Cost of living comparison
San Marino is 4.0 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in San Marino instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 5.2 times more for restaurants
Afghanistan
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
AFN149
|
$16.33
€15.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.08
AFN292
|
$7.52
€6.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
AFN33
|
$2.03
€1.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
AFN14
|
$1.29
€1.19
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for groceries
Afghanistan
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
$1.45
€1.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.90
AFN136
|
$5.17
€4.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.27
AFN163
|
$4.40
€4.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
AFN118
|
$2.50
€2.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.42
AFN102
|
$4.44
€4.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.27
AFN19
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
AFN26
|
$0.98
€0.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.32
AFN23
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN18
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
AFN14
|
$0.56
€0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
AFN11
|
$0.70
€0.64
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Afghanistan
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
AFN275
|
$6.35
€5.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.64
AFN1,046
|
$33.74
€31.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,342.32
AFN596,301
|
$23,402.53
€21,510.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.58
AFN828
|
$22.10
€20.31
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Afghanistan
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$179.88
AFN12,858
|
$32.47
€29.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$96.41
AFN6,891
|
$544.24
€500.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$58.93
AFN4,212
|
$503.43
€462.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.91
AFN6,927
|
$68.75
€63.19
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for childcare
Afghanistan
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$35.24
AFN2,519
|
$355.57
€326.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,385.55
AFN99,038
|
$5,442.45
€5,002.43
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Afghanistan
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.62
AFN330
|
$4.63
€4.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
AFN74
|
$1.49
€1.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
AFN129
|
$5.44
€5.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$10.98
AFN785
|
$70.75
€65.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
AFN223
|
$7.62
€7.00
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for clothing
Afghanistan
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.45
AFN1,033
|
$97.96
€90.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.98
AFN1,571
|
$35.38
€32.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.82
AFN2,560
|
$97.96
€90.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$27.74
AFN1,983
|
$97.96
€90.04
|
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