Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 2.0 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 91.1% more for restaurants
Afghanistan
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.74
AFN124
|
$4.65
₴180.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.49
AFN247
|
$3.61
₴140.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
AFN22
|
$0.49
₴19.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
AFN12
|
$0.39
₴15.16
|
|
pay 60.1% more for groceries
Afghanistan
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
$0.54
₴21.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
AFN121
|
$3.21
₴124.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
AFN169
|
$3.15
₴122.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.22
AFN86
|
$1.46
₴56.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.13
AFN80
|
$1.56
₴60.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
AFN22
|
$0.22
₴8.73
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
AFN30
|
$0.47
₴18.19
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
AFN41
|
$0.50
₴19.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
AFN14
|
$0.72
₴28.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$0.17
₴6.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
AFN8
|
$0.25
₴9.77
|
|
pay 27.9% more for transportation
Afghanistan
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AFN242
|
$3.81
₴148.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.46
AFN742
|
$7.13
₴276.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,973.68
AFN494,952
|
$19,124.68
₴742,858.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.81
AFN412
|
$3.35
₴130.04
|
|
pay 82.0% more for housing
Afghanistan
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$610.20
AFN43,308
|
$4.40
₴171.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$97.47
AFN6,918
|
$234.03
₴9,090.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$68.91
AFN4,891
|
$155.62
₴6,044.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.69
AFN1,681
|
$61.95
₴2,406.22
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
Afghanistan
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.03
AFN2,131
|
$183.02
₴7,108.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,534.21
AFN108,889
|
$3,871.85
₴150,393.89
|
|
pay 3.2% less for entertainment and sports
Afghanistan
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
AFN165
|
$0.85
₴32.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.16
AFN82
|
$0.96
₴37.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
AFN136
|
$1.95
₴75.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.59
AFN894
|
$18.82
₴731.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.62
AFN186
|
$2.98
₴115.58
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Afghanistan
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.66
AFN1,182
|
$40.33
₴1,566.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.85
AFN1,125
|
$30.46
₴1,183.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.38
AFN2,227
|
$64.81
₴2,517.59
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.90
AFN2,406
|
$73.44
₴2,852.76
|
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