Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 2.2 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 83.5% more for restaurants
Afghanistan
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
AFN136
|
$5.53
UAH227.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.08
AFN267
|
$5.04
UAH207.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
AFN30
|
$0.61
UAH24.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
AFN13
|
$0.41
UAH16.92
|
|
pay 81.4% more for groceries
Afghanistan
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.24
AFN16
|
$0.59
UAH24.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.90
AFN124
|
$3.81
UAH157.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.27
AFN149
|
$3.66
UAH150.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
AFN108
|
$1.72
UAH70.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.42
AFN93
|
$1.72
UAH70.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.27
AFN18
|
$0.29
UAH12.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
AFN24
|
$0.67
UAH27.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.32
AFN21
|
$0.67
UAH27.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN16
|
$0.83
UAH34.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
AFN13
|
$0.21
UAH8.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
AFN10
|
$0.33
UAH13.60
|
|
pay 39.4% more for transportation
Afghanistan
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
AFN252
|
$5.08
UAH209.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.64
AFN959
|
$10.14
UAH418.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,342.32
AFN546,422
|
$26,914.31
UAH1,109,811.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.58
AFN759
|
$3.91
UAH161.10
|
|
pay 69.3% more for housing
Afghanistan
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$179.88
AFN11,782
|
$5.56
UAH229.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$96.41
AFN6,315
|
$280.46
UAH11,564.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$58.93
AFN3,860
|
$189.50
UAH7,813.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.91
AFN6,348
|
$59.87
UAH2,468.87
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for childcare
Afghanistan
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$35.24
AFN2,308
|
$240.96
UAH9,935.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,385.55
AFN90,754
|
$4,166.24
UAH171,794.67
|
|
pay 10.5% more for entertainment and sports
Afghanistan
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.62
AFN303
|
$1.02
UAH42.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
AFN68
|
$1.09
UAH45.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
AFN118
|
$2.12
UAH87.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$10.98
AFN719
|
$20.75
UAH855.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
AFN204
|
$3.69
UAH152.05
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Afghanistan
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.45
AFN946
|
$47.47
UAH1,957.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.98
AFN1,440
|
$31.04
UAH1,279.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.82
AFN2,346
|
$71.91
UAH2,965.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$27.74
AFN1,817
|
$83.50
UAH3,442.93
|
|
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