Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 2.9 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Afghanistan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.69
AFN148
|
$2.06
₫48,141
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.09
AFN272
|
$4.84
₫112,942
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
AFN20
|
$0.58
₫13,580
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.14
AFN12
|
$0.39
₫9,096
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
|
Afghanistan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.23
AFN20
|
$0.90
₫20,991
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.69
AFN148
|
$7.20
₫168,169
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.23
AFN196
|
$5.41
₫126,440
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.19
AFN104
|
$1.42
₫33,267
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.11
AFN97
|
$1.65
₫38,624
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.35
AFN31
|
$1.25
₫29,146
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
AFN36
|
$0.50
₫11,620
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
AFN47
|
$0.72
₫16,929
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
AFN20
|
$0.43
₫10,049
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
AFN11
|
$0.55
₫12,872
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.10
AFN9
|
$0.47
₫11,025
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Afghanistan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.23
AFN284
|
$4.22
₫98,459
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.11
AFN889
|
$7.61
₫177,802
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,741.57
AFN592,580
|
$41,229.46
₫962,855,151
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.34
AFN469
|
$5.48
₫127,937
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Afghanistan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$711.61
AFN62,550
|
$10.34
₫241,536
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$88.91
AFN7,815
|
$370.83
₫8,660,137
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$56.18
AFN4,938
|
$231.89
₫5,415,472
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$24.33
AFN2,138
|
$46.24
₫1,079,874
|
|
pay 6.9 times more for childcare
|
Afghanistan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.28
AFN2,222
|
$170.02
₫3,970,476
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,483.15
AFN130,368
|
$10,518.96
₫245,655,321
|
|
pay 40.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Afghanistan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$0.90
₫21,133
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.42
AFN125
|
$1.83
₫42,627
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.12
AFN99
|
$1.33
₫31,156
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.04
AFN1,235
|
$23.21
₫542,028
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.53
AFN222
|
$3.82
₫89,151
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Afghanistan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.26
AFN1,605
|
$36.93
₫862,358
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.36
AFN1,526
|
$35.21
₫822,265
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.52
AFN3,210
|
$92.94
₫2,170,558
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.92
AFN3,333
|
$89.47
₫2,089,331
|
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