Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 67.8% more expensive than Colombia.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Colombia, you would:
pay 45.4% less for restaurants
Colombia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
COP10,526.53
|
$1.74
AFN126
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.26
COP20,434.21
|
$3.49
AFN252
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
COP2,338.02
|
$0.31
AFN22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
COP1,782.51
|
$0.17
AFN12
|
|
pay 25.3% less for groceries
Colombia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
COP3,391.24
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.61
COP6,256.39
|
$1.71
AFN123
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.28
COP12,731.12
|
$2.38
AFN172
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
COP6,414.13
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
COP6,043.22
|
$1.13
AFN82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
COP3,230.19
|
$0.30
AFN22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
COP1,141.14
|
$0.42
AFN30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
COP1,428.13
|
$0.57
AFN41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
COP1,540.05
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
COP1,180.65
|
$0.14
AFN10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
COP1,299.34
|
$0.12
AFN8
|
|
pay 22.2% less for transportation
Colombia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.04
COP7,911.45
|
$3.41
AFN246
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.61
COP91,778.29
|
$10.46
AFN755
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,617.95
COP56,814,689.42
|
$6,973.68
AFN503,028
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.28
COP43,840.59
|
$5.81
AFN419
|
|
pay 7.5 times more for housing
Colombia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.37
COP83,073.27
|
$610.20
AFN44,015
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.57
COP810,632.99
|
$97.47
AFN7,031
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$176.18
COP684,759.16
|
$68.91
AFN4,970
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.64
COP181,272.23
|
$23.69
AFN1,709
|
|
pay 60.0% less for childcare
Colombia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.33
COP405,511.02
|
$30.03
AFN2,166
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,004.13
COP11,675,955.91
|
$1,534.21
AFN110,666
|
|
pay 23.1% more for entertainment and sports
Colombia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
COP3,481.72
|
$2.32
AFN168
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
COP4,685.65
|
$1.16
AFN84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
COP7,373.38
|
$1.92
AFN138
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.34
COP71,284.44
|
$12.59
AFN908
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.91
COP11,322.62
|
$2.62
AFN189
|
|
pay 43.5% less for clothing
Colombia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.50
COP157,399.78
|
$16.66
AFN1,202
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.32
COP106,199.85
|
$15.85
AFN1,143
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.30
COP234,350.50
|
$31.38
AFN2,264
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.16
COP175,513.84
|
$33.90
AFN2,445
|
|
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