Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 22.9% cheaper than Antigua and Barbuda.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Antigua and Barbuda, you would:
pay 79.9% less for restaurants
Antigua and Barbuda
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.03
EC$32.50
|
$1.74
AFN126
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$3.49
AFN253
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
EC$7.50
|
$0.31
AFN22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$0.17
AFN12
|
|
pay 75.5% less for groceries
Antigua and Barbuda
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.97
EC$5.33
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$1.71
AFN124
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.00
EC$18.93
|
$2.38
AFN173
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.85
EC$7.71
|
$1.13
AFN82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$0.30
AFN22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
EC$2.49
|
$0.42
AFN31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.52
EC$6.80
|
$0.57
AFN41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
EC$5.67
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
$0.14
AFN10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.12
AFN8
|
|
pay 20.6% less for transportation
Antigua and Barbuda
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.30
EC$11.62
|
$3.41
AFN247
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.46
AFN758
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$6,973.68
AFN505,512
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.81
AFN421
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Antigua and Barbuda
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
$610.20
AFN44,232
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$999.06
EC$2,700.00
|
$97.47
AFN7,066
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$740.04
EC$2,000.00
|
$68.91
AFN4,995
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$149.02
EC$402.75
|
$23.69
AFN1,717
|
|
pay 82.9% less for childcare
Antigua and Barbuda
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$175.76
EC$475.00
|
$30.03
AFN2,177
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,534.21
AFN111,213
|
|
pay 62.2% less for entertainment and sports
Antigua and Barbuda
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
$2.32
AFN168
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.37
EC$14.50
|
$1.16
AFN84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$1.92
AFN139
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$12.59
AFN913
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$2.62
AFN190
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Antigua and Barbuda
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$16.66
AFN1,208
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$15.85
AFN1,149
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$31.38
AFN2,275
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$33.90
AFN2,457
|
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