Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 2.6 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Afghanistan
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.69
AFN148
|
$5.28
₴156.05
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.09
AFN272
|
$4.21
₴124.34
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
AFN20
|
$0.55
₴16.18
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.14
AFN12
|
$0.44
₴13.00
|
|
pay 82.6% more for groceries
|
Afghanistan
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.23
AFN20
|
$0.63
₴18.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.69
AFN148
|
$3.65
₴107.81
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.23
AFN196
|
$3.62
₴107.00
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.19
AFN104
|
$1.35
₴39.85
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.11
AFN97
|
$1.83
₴53.98
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.35
AFN31
|
$0.29
₴8.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
AFN36
|
$0.47
₴13.94
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
AFN47
|
$0.53
₴15.77
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
AFN20
|
$0.83
₴24.57
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
AFN11
|
$0.19
₴5.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.10
AFN9
|
$0.25
₴7.31
|
|
pay 54.0% more for transportation
|
Afghanistan
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.23
AFN284
|
$4.09
₴120.78
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.11
AFN889
|
$8.55
₴252.43
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,741.57
AFN592,580
|
$22,875.02
₴675,723.69
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.34
AFN469
|
$3.50
₴103.47
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Afghanistan
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$711.61
AFN62,550
|
$5.19
₴153.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$88.91
AFN7,815
|
$274.51
₴8,108.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$56.18
AFN4,938
|
$180.92
₴5,344.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$24.33
AFN2,138
|
$78.80
₴2,327.64
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for childcare
|
Afghanistan
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.28
AFN2,222
|
$221.42
₴6,540.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,483.15
AFN130,368
|
$5,681.81
₴167,839.55
|
|
pay 45.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Afghanistan
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$1.01
₴29.82
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.42
AFN125
|
$1.05
₴31.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.12
AFN99
|
$2.23
₴65.82
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.04
AFN1,235
|
$22.36
₴660.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.53
AFN222
|
$3.81
₴112.66
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
Afghanistan
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.26
AFN1,605
|
$50.48
₴1,491.03
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.36
AFN1,526
|
$35.48
₴1,048.13
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.52
AFN3,210
|
$80.79
₴2,386.45
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.92
AFN3,333
|
$86.66
₴2,560.01
|
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