Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 3.2 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Afghanistan
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.74
AFN126
|
$6.66
YER1,667
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.49
AFN252
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
AFN22
|
$1.19
YER297
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
AFN12
|
$0.56
YER141
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for groceries
Afghanistan
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
$1.39
YER348
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
AFN123
|
$3.42
YER857
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
AFN172
|
$8.58
YER2,148
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
$3.60
YER900
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.13
AFN82
|
$4.51
YER1,128
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
AFN22
|
$2.61
YER653
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
AFN30
|
$0.72
YER181
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
AFN41
|
$2.14
YER536
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
AFN14
|
$1.10
YER276
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$0.94
YER236
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
AFN8
|
$0.83
YER208
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for transportation
Afghanistan
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AFN247
|
$7.63
YER1,910
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.46
AFN756
|
$60.75
YER15,211
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,973.68
AFN504,251
|
$10,651.76
YER2,666,933
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.81
AFN420
|
$38.18
YER9,560
|
|
pay 92.9% more for housing
Afghanistan
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$610.20
AFN44,122
|
$47.56
YER11,908
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$97.47
AFN7,048
|
$277.44
YER69,463
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$68.91
AFN4,982
|
$188.93
YER47,303
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.69
AFN1,713
|
$48.61
YER12,170
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Afghanistan
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.03
AFN2,171
|
$80.78
YER20,225
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,534.21
AFN110,935
|
$3,233.72
YER809,643
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Afghanistan
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
AFN168
|
$2.35
YER589
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.16
AFN84
|
$3.06
YER766
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
AFN139
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.59
AFN910
|
$57.31
YER14,349
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.62
AFN189
|
$4.50
YER1,126
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for clothing
Afghanistan
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.66
AFN1,205
|
$59.92
YER15,002
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.85
AFN1,146
|
$78.57
YER19,671
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.38
AFN2,269
|
$71.63
YER17,935
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.90
AFN2,451
|
$76.25
YER19,092
|
|
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