Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 2.3 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 80.1% more for restaurants
|
Afghanistan
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.13
AFN146
|
$4.91
₴127.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.57
AFN244
|
$3.72
₴96.65
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
AFN20
|
$0.50
₴13.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
AFN11
|
$0.35
₴9.09
|
|
pay 40.0% more for groceries
|
Afghanistan
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
AFN28
|
$0.51
₴13.26
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.04
AFN139
|
$3.34
₴86.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.50
AFN171
|
$3.39
₴88.14
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
AFN88
|
$1.14
₴29.70
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
AFN89
|
$1.63
₴42.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
AFN20
|
$0.36
₴9.25
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
AFN26
|
$0.47
₴12.28
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.34
AFN23
|
$0.57
₴14.77
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN17
|
$0.61
₴15.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
AFN11
|
$0.20
₴5.10
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$0.19
₴4.88
|
|
pay 25.2% more for transportation
|
Afghanistan
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.17
AFN148
|
$3.81
₴99.03
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.83
AFN1,218
|
$8.40
₴218.06
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,279.10
AFN701,960
|
$20,938.66
₴543,776.95
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.95
AFN338
|
$3.65
₴94.88
|
|
pay 68.2% more for housing
|
Afghanistan
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$240.59
AFN16,430
|
$4.88
₴126.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$100.31
AFN6,850
|
$220.20
₴5,718.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$62.89
AFN4,295
|
$151.60
₴3,937.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$34.99
AFN2,390
|
$73.54
₴1,909.75
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for childcare
|
Afghanistan
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.86
AFN1,424
|
$173.04
₴4,493.73
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,082.95
AFN73,955
|
$4,685.72
₴121,688.03
|
|
pay 30.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Afghanistan
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.16
AFN284
|
$0.89
₴23.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.90
AFN61
|
$0.95
₴24.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.08
AFN74
|
$1.82
₴47.21
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$9.13
AFN623
|
$17.02
₴442.08
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.91
AFN130
|
$3.24
₴84.18
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Afghanistan
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.74
AFN1,348
|
$52.25
₴1,356.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.57
AFN2,156
|
$38.02
₴987.39
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.99
AFN2,185
|
$81.09
₴2,105.89
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.17
AFN2,675
|
$88.09
₴2,287.68
|
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