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
AFN121
|
$4.65
₴167.14
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.49
AFN241
|
$3.61
₴129.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
AFN21
|
$0.49
₴17.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
AFN11
|
$0.39
₴14.04
|
|
pay 60.1% more for groceries
|
Afghanistan
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
AFN19
|
$0.54
₴19.48
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
AFN118
|
$3.21
₴115.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
AFN165
|
$3.15
₴113.45
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.22
AFN84
|
$1.46
₴52.44
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.13
AFN78
|
$1.56
₴56.06
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
AFN21
|
$0.22
₴8.09
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
AFN29
|
$0.47
₴16.84
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
AFN40
|
$0.50
₴17.98
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
AFN13
|
$0.72
₴25.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$0.17
₴6.05
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
AFN8
|
$0.25
₴9.05
|
|
pay 27.9% more for transportation
|
Afghanistan
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AFN236
|
$3.81
₴137.09
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.46
AFN724
|
$7.13
₴256.43
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,973.68
AFN482,531
|
$19,124.68
₴688,022.24
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.81
AFN402
|
$3.35
₴120.44
|
|
pay 82.0% more for housing
|
Afghanistan
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$610.20
AFN42,222
|
$4.40
₴158.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$97.47
AFN6,745
|
$234.03
₴8,419.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$68.91
AFN4,768
|
$155.62
₴5,598.46
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.69
AFN1,639
|
$61.95
₴2,228.60
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
|
Afghanistan
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.03
AFN2,078
|
$183.02
₴6,584.22
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,534.21
AFN106,157
|
$3,871.85
₴139,292.11
|
|
pay 3.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Afghanistan
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
AFN161
|
$0.85
₴30.55
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.16
AFN80
|
$0.96
₴34.66
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
AFN133
|
$1.95
₴70.02
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.59
AFN871
|
$18.82
₴677.10
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.62
AFN181
|
$2.98
₴107.05
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Afghanistan
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.66
AFN1,153
|
$40.33
₴1,450.79
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.85
AFN1,096
|
$30.46
₴1,095.93
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.38
AFN2,171
|
$64.81
₴2,331.74
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.90
AFN2,346
|
$73.44
₴2,642.17
|
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