Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 49.4% cheaper than Arizona.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Arizona, you would:
pay 84.3% less for restaurants
Arizona
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$23.50
|
$1.74
AFN126
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.11
|
$3.49
AFN252
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.35
|
$0.31
AFN22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
|
$0.17
AFN12
|
|
pay 71.8% less for groceries
Arizona
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.93
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.12
|
$1.71
AFN123
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
|
$2.38
AFN172
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.20
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.99
|
$1.13
AFN82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
|
$0.30
AFN22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
|
$0.42
AFN30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
|
$0.57
AFN41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
|
$0.14
AFN10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
|
$0.12
AFN8
|
|
pay 58.6% less for transportation
Arizona
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
|
$3.41
AFN246
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.89
|
$10.46
AFN755
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,535.33
|
$6,973.68
AFN503,028
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.64
|
$5.81
AFN419
|
|
pay 93.0% more for housing
Arizona
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.13
|
$610.20
AFN44,015
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,525.55
|
$97.47
AFN7,031
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,271.79
|
$68.91
AFN4,970
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.27
|
$23.69
AFN1,709
|
|
pay 93.3% less for childcare
Arizona
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$989.40
|
$30.03
AFN2,166
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,788.44
|
$1,534.21
AFN110,666
|
|
pay 70.2% less for entertainment and sports
Arizona
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.11
|
$2.32
AFN168
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.91
|
$1.16
AFN84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.67
|
$1.92
AFN138
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.01
|
$12.59
AFN908
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.06
|
$2.62
AFN189
|
|
pay 60.4% less for clothing
Arizona
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.13
|
$16.66
AFN1,202
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.78
|
$15.85
AFN1,143
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.59
|
$31.38
AFN2,264
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.76
|
$33.90
AFN2,445
|
|
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