Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 93.0% more expensive than Azerbaijan.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Azerbaijan, you would:
pay 43.7% less for restaurants
Azerbaijan
|
Afghanistan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.06
AZN8.60
|
$1.74
AFN126
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.08
AZN10.34
|
$3.49
AFN252
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
AZN0.80
|
$0.31
AFN22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.24
AZN0.42
|
$0.17
AFN12
|
|
pay 32.4% less for groceries
Azerbaijan
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.32
AZN0.55
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.28
AZN3.88
|
$1.71
AFN123
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
AZN6.06
|
$2.38
AFN172
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.37
AZN2.32
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
AZN3.34
|
$1.13
AFN82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
AZN0.74
|
$0.30
AFN22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
AZN1.19
|
$0.42
AFN30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
AZN0.99
|
$0.57
AFN41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
AZN0.86
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
AZN0.48
|
$0.14
AFN10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
AZN0.36
|
$0.12
AFN8
|
|
pay 4.0% more for transportation
Azerbaijan
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.19
AZN3.73
|
$3.41
AFN246
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.86
AZN18.47
|
$10.46
AFN755
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,088.24
AZN29,050.00
|
$6,973.68
AFN503,146
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.72
AZN8.02
|
$5.81
AFN419
|
|
pay 9.5 times more for housing
Azerbaijan
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.71
AZN28.41
|
$610.20
AFN44,025
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$188.79
AZN320.95
|
$97.47
AFN7,033
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.45
AZN235.37
|
$68.91
AFN4,972
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.07
AZN71.52
|
$23.69
AFN1,709
|
|
pay 72.2% less for childcare
Azerbaijan
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$201.02
AZN341.74
|
$30.03
AFN2,166
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,777.17
AZN6,421.19
|
$1,534.21
AFN110,692
|
|
pay 9.2% less for entertainment and sports
Azerbaijan
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
AZN1.84
|
$2.32
AFN168
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.99
AZN3.38
|
$1.16
AFN84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
AZN5.02
|
$1.92
AFN138
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.17
AZN42.79
|
$12.59
AFN908
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.97
AZN6.75
|
$2.62
AFN189
|
|
pay 47.9% less for clothing
Azerbaijan
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.92
AZN49.16
|
$16.66
AFN1,202
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.41
AZN56.80
|
$15.85
AFN1,143
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.94
AZN120.60
|
$31.38
AFN2,264
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.06
AZN97.00
|
$33.90
AFN2,446
|
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