Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 2.3 times more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 57.4% less for restaurants
Belarus
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.76
BYN25.27
|
$1.74
AFN124
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
BYN15.75
|
$3.49
AFN247
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BYN2.45
|
$0.31
AFN22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BYN1.56
|
$0.17
AFN12
|
|
pay 45.7% less for groceries
Belarus
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
BYN10.64
|
$1.71
AFN121
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
BYN9.59
|
$2.38
AFN169
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.34
BYN4.38
|
$1.22
AFN86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
BYN5.81
|
$1.13
AFN80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
BYN1.90
|
$0.30
AFN22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
BYN2.72
|
$0.42
AFN30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.88
|
$0.57
AFN41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
BYN3.44
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.13
|
$0.14
AFN10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
BYN1.01
|
$0.12
AFN8
|
|
pay 25.8% less for transportation
Belarus
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.40
BYN11.06
|
$3.41
AFN242
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.41
BYN53.46
|
$10.46
AFN742
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,188.13
BYN69,029.87
|
$6,973.68
AFN494,952
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.84
BYN19.03
|
$5.81
AFN412
|
|
pay 12.5 times more for housing
Belarus
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.49
BYN40.70
|
$610.20
AFN43,308
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$253.76
BYN826.74
|
$97.47
AFN6,918
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$164.77
BYN536.81
|
$68.91
AFN4,891
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.75
BYN155.56
|
$23.69
AFN1,681
|
|
pay 90.1% less for childcare
Belarus
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$713.88
BYN2,325.79
|
$30.03
AFN2,131
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,807.37
BYN31,951.92
|
$1,534.21
AFN108,889
|
|
pay 6.0% more for entertainment and sports
Belarus
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.96
BYN3.12
|
$2.32
AFN165
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
BYN5.45
|
$1.16
AFN82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.70
BYN5.53
|
$1.92
AFN136
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.31
BYN95.50
|
$12.59
AFN894
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.24
BYN13.81
|
$2.62
AFN186
|
|
pay 63.9% less for clothing
Belarus
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.92
BYN201.74
|
$16.66
AFN1,182
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.03
BYN120.64
|
$15.85
AFN1,125
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.08
BYN267.40
|
$31.38
AFN2,227
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.90
BYN302.66
|
$33.90
AFN2,406
|
|
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