Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 2.8 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 69.1% more for restaurants
|
Afghanistan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.74
AFN122
|
$1.96
₫47,691
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.49
AFN244
|
$4.91
₫119,307
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
AFN22
|
$0.59
₫14,429
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
AFN12
|
$0.38
₫9,340
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
|
Afghanistan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
AFN19
|
$1.11
₫26,862
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
AFN119
|
$6.92
₫168,194
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
AFN166
|
$5.46
₫132,659
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.22
AFN85
|
$1.62
₫39,291
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.13
AFN79
|
$1.78
₫43,289
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
AFN21
|
$1.40
₫33,960
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
AFN29
|
$0.52
₫12,646
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
AFN40
|
$0.78
₫18,884
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
AFN13
|
$0.49
₫12,010
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$0.55
₫13,472
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
AFN8
|
$0.54
₫13,102
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Afghanistan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AFN238
|
$4.05
₫98,431
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.46
AFN731
|
$8.00
₫194,311
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,973.68
AFN487,060
|
$40,523.11
₫984,646,171
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.81
AFN406
|
$5.93
₫144,205
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Afghanistan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$610.20
AFN42,618
|
$10.02
₫243,405
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$97.47
AFN6,808
|
$364.76
₫8,863,179
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$68.91
AFN4,813
|
$221.46
₫5,381,075
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.69
AFN1,654
|
$41.86
₫1,017,061
|
|
pay 7.1 times more for childcare
|
Afghanistan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.03
AFN2,097
|
$226.70
₫5,508,553
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,534.21
AFN107,153
|
$10,132.35
₫246,199,836
|
|
pay 22.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Afghanistan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
AFN162
|
$0.94
₫22,745
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.16
AFN81
|
$1.86
₫45,239
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
AFN134
|
$1.29
₫31,297
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.59
AFN879
|
$24.96
₫606,575
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.62
AFN183
|
$3.86
₫93,777
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
|
Afghanistan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.66
AFN1,164
|
$33.66
₫817,935
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.85
AFN1,107
|
$29.49
₫716,574
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.38
AFN2,192
|
$90.06
₫2,188,251
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.90
AFN2,368
|
$106.00
₫2,575,585
|
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