Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 2.2 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 69.8% more for restaurants
Afghanistan
|
Ukraine
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.34
AFN158
|
$5.80
UAH240.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
AFN329
|
$5.14
UAH213.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
AFN32
|
$0.58
UAH24.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
AFN13
|
$0.39
UAH16.23
|
|
pay 68.0% more for groceries
Afghanistan
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.24
AFN16
|
$0.59
UAH24.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.99
AFN135
|
$3.76
UAH155.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.40
AFN162
|
$3.67
UAH152.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
AFN117
|
$1.58
UAH65.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
AFN100
|
$1.68
UAH69.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.28
AFN19
|
$0.29
UAH12.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
AFN26
|
$0.66
UAH27.38
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.33
AFN22
|
$0.65
UAH27.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN17
|
$0.80
UAH32.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
AFN14
|
$0.20
UAH8.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.16
AFN11
|
$0.28
UAH11.78
|
|
pay 31.9% more for transportation
Afghanistan
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.06
AFN274
|
$4.89
UAH202.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.44
AFN1,042
|
$10.29
UAH426.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,439.56
AFN569,670
|
$25,988.02
UAH1,077,389.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.80
AFN796
|
$3.85
UAH159.55
|
|
pay 71.5% more for housing
Afghanistan
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$189.66
AFN12,802
|
$5.34
UAH221.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$88.17
AFN5,951
|
$273.41
UAH11,334.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$59.20
AFN3,996
|
$187.56
UAH7,775.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.63
AFN6,792
|
$56.79
UAH2,354.33
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for childcare
Afghanistan
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$37.05
AFN2,501
|
$271.83
UAH11,269.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,462.66
AFN98,730
|
$5,183.21
UAH214,881.00
|
|
pay 5.5% more for entertainment and sports
Afghanistan
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.14
AFN280
|
$0.94
UAH39.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.05
AFN71
|
$1.03
UAH42.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
AFN128
|
$2.19
UAH90.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.46
AFN773
|
$20.50
UAH850.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.29
AFN222
|
$3.71
UAH153.87
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Afghanistan
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.11
AFN1,020
|
$46.28
UAH1,918.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.99
AFN1,282
|
$31.59
UAH1,309.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.51
AFN1,789
|
$74.32
UAH3,081.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.50
AFN1,721
|
$81.41
UAH3,374.91
|
|
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