Cost of living comparison
Washington is 9.1 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Washington instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 8.1 times more for restaurants
Afghanistan
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.74
AFN126
|
$19.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.49
AFN253
|
$10.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
AFN22
|
$2.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
AFN12
|
$1.75
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for groceries
Afghanistan
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
$3.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
AFN124
|
$6.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
AFN173
|
$3.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
$3.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.13
AFN82
|
$5.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
AFN22
|
$2.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
AFN31
|
$0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
AFN41
|
$1.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
AFN14
|
$1.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$1.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
AFN8
|
$1.20
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
Afghanistan
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AFN247
|
$4.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.46
AFN758
|
$61.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,973.68
AFN505,512
|
$24,741.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.81
AFN421
|
$17.12
|
|
pay 10.7 times more for housing
Afghanistan
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$610.20
AFN44,232
|
$67.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$97.47
AFN7,066
|
$1,617.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$68.91
AFN4,995
|
$1,418.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.69
AFN1,717
|
$130.00
|
|
pay 28.1 times more for childcare
Afghanistan
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.03
AFN2,177
|
$1,309.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,534.21
AFN111,213
|
$19,297.89
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Afghanistan
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
AFN168
|
$5.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.16
AFN84
|
$4.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
AFN139
|
$9.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.59
AFN913
|
$48.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.62
AFN190
|
$13.04
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Afghanistan
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.66
AFN1,208
|
$46.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.85
AFN1,149
|
$39.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.38
AFN2,275
|
$80.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.90
AFN2,457
|
$118.25
|
|
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