Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 69.1% more expensive than Armenia.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Armenia, you would:
pay 62.2% less for restaurants
Armenia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.08
AMD2,748.44
|
$1.74
AFN126
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.44
AMD2,498.58
|
$3.49
AFN253
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
AMD351.35
|
$0.31
AFN22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
AMD168.29
|
$0.17
AFN12
|
|
pay 51.0% less for groceries
Armenia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
AMD216.82
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.69
AMD1,432.30
|
$1.71
AFN124
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
AMD1,845.44
|
$2.38
AFN173
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
AMD783.66
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
AMD1,058.81
|
$1.13
AFN82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
AMD217.70
|
$0.30
AFN22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
AMD318.09
|
$0.42
AFN31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
AMD282.16
|
$0.57
AFN41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
AMD277.52
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
AMD131.92
|
$0.14
AFN10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
AMD115.35
|
$0.12
AFN8
|
|
pay 6.3% less for transportation
Armenia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.44
AMD1,724.63
|
$3.41
AFN247
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.75
AMD4,171.54
|
$10.46
AFN758
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,749.24
AMD9,994,311.84
|
$6,973.68
AFN505,512
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.35
AMD1,299.26
|
$5.81
AFN421
|
|
pay 8.8 times more for housing
Armenia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.61
AMD6,834.44
|
$610.20
AFN44,232
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$662.62
AMD257,190.07
|
$97.47
AFN7,066
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$469.53
AMD182,244.82
|
$68.91
AFN4,995
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.35
AMD33,517.33
|
$23.69
AFN1,717
|
|
pay 82.3% less for childcare
Armenia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$180.96
AMD70,237.80
|
$30.03
AFN2,177
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,167.82
AMD3,170,259.13
|
$1,534.21
AFN111,213
|
|
pay 26.5% less for entertainment and sports
Armenia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
AMD529.70
|
$2.32
AFN168
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
AMD933.06
|
$1.16
AFN84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
AMD744.58
|
$1.92
AFN139
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.24
AMD19,888.19
|
$12.59
AFN913
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.15
AMD1,998.86
|
$2.62
AFN190
|
|
pay 68.8% less for clothing
Armenia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.02
AMD26,399.97
|
$16.66
AFN1,208
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.72
AMD20,464.44
|
$15.85
AFN1,149
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.40
AMD38,191.60
|
$31.38
AFN2,275
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.10
AMD34,194.82
|
$33.90
AFN2,457
|
|
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