Afghanistan is 99.3% more expensive than China.

If you lived in Afghanistan instead of China, you would:

pay 41.1% less for restaurants

 
China
Afghanistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.33
CN¥23.52
$1.74
AFN152
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.25
CN¥37.08
$3.49
AFN303
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.50
CN¥3.52
$0.31
AFN27

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pay 55.6% less for groceries

 
China
Afghanistan
Bread
1 loaf
$1.68
CN¥11.85
$0.28
AFN24
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.22
CN¥43.96
$1.71
AFN149
Milk (1 gallon) $7.41
CN¥52.36
$2.38
AFN207

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pay 26.2% less for transportation

 
China
Afghanistan
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.64
CN¥32.78
$3.41
AFN297
Monthly public transit pass $21.41
CN¥151.25
$10.46
AFN910
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $21,385.50
CN¥151,082.12
$6,973.68
AFN606,710

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pay 11.0 times more for housing

 
China
Afghanistan
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$14.28
CN¥100.86
$610.20
AFN53,087
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $401.04
CN¥2,833.25
$97.47
AFN8,480
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $247.64
CN¥1,749.48
$68.91
AFN5,995

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pay 92.2% less for childcare

 
China
Afghanistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $456.56
CN¥3,225.47
$30.03
AFN2,612
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $16,918.49
CN¥119,524.08
$1,534.21
AFN133,476

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pay 27.3% less for entertainment and sports

 
China
Afghanistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.15
CN¥8.10
$2.32
AFN202
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.48
CN¥24.61
$1.16
AFN101
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.40
CN¥24.00
$1.92
AFN167

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pay 59.1% less for clothing

 
China
Afghanistan
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$51.26
CN¥362.16
$16.66
AFN1,449
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$33.18
CN¥234.40
$15.85
AFN1,379
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$80.69
CN¥570.07
$31.38
AFN2,730

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