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
AFN153
|
$4.65
₴172.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.49
AFN305
|
$3.61
₴133.88
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
AFN27
|
$0.49
₴18.30
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
AFN15
|
$0.39
₴14.47
|
|
pay 60.1% more for groceries
|
Afghanistan
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
AFN24
|
$0.54
₴20.07
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
AFN149
|
$3.21
₴119.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
AFN208
|
$3.15
₴116.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.22
AFN107
|
$1.46
₴54.04
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.13
AFN99
|
$1.56
₴57.78
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
AFN27
|
$0.22
₴8.33
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
AFN37
|
$0.47
₴17.36
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
AFN50
|
$0.50
₴18.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
AFN17
|
$0.72
₴26.78
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN12
|
$0.17
₴6.24
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
AFN10
|
$0.25
₴9.33
|
|
pay 27.9% more for transportation
|
Afghanistan
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AFN299
|
$3.81
₴141.27
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.46
AFN915
|
$7.13
₴264.26
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,973.68
AFN610,283
|
$19,124.68
₴709,024.47
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.81
AFN509
|
$3.35
₴124.12
|
|
pay 82.0% more for housing
|
Afghanistan
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$610.20
AFN53,400
|
$4.40
₴163.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$97.47
AFN8,530
|
$234.03
₴8,676.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$68.91
AFN6,030
|
$155.62
₴5,769.35
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.69
AFN2,073
|
$61.95
₴2,296.63
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
|
Afghanistan
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.03
AFN2,628
|
$183.02
₴6,785.20
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,534.21
AFN134,262
|
$3,871.85
₴143,544.07
|
|
pay 3.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Afghanistan
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
AFN203
|
$0.85
₴31.49
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.16
AFN102
|
$0.96
₴35.71
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
AFN168
|
$1.95
₴72.15
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.59
AFN1,102
|
$18.82
₴697.76
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.62
AFN229
|
$2.98
₴110.31
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Afghanistan
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.66
AFN1,458
|
$40.33
₴1,495.08
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.85
AFN1,387
|
$30.46
₴1,129.39
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.38
AFN2,746
|
$64.81
₴2,402.92
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.90
AFN2,967
|
$73.44
₴2,722.83
|
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