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Afghanistan vs. Dominican Republic Cost of Living Summary

Afghanistan is 31.5% cheaper than Dominican Republic overall.

Restaurants: pay 56.2% less in Afghanistan
Groceries: pay 49.5% less in Afghanistan
Transportation: pay 44.6% less in Afghanistan
Housing: pay 92.4% more in Afghanistan
Childcare: pay 74.5% less in Afghanistan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.6% less in Afghanistan
Clothing: pay 66.3% less in Afghanistan

Expenses including childcare, clothing, restaurants, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Afghanistan. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan vs. Dominican Republic Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Dominican Republic, you would:

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pay 56.2% less for restaurants

	Dominican Republic	Afghanistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.57 DOP419.50	$2.44 AFN161	-62.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.06 DOP450.97	$3.89 AFN257	-45.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 DOP59.04	$0.45 AFN30	-50.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 DOP38.45	$0.21 AFN14	-65.9%
Average			-56.2%

Dominican Republic vs. Afghanistan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 49.5% less for groceries

	Dominican Republic	Afghanistan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 DOP91.98	$0.20 AFN13	-86.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.10 DOP197.68	$2.26 AFN149	-27.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.52 DOP288.45	$2.59 AFN171	-42.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.74 DOP111.14	$1.53 AFN101	-12.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.20 DOP140.19	$1.65 AFN109	-24.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 DOP74.97	$0.26 AFN17	-78.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 DOP23.76	$0.41 AFN27	+9.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 DOP69.89	$0.34 AFN23	-68.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 DOP44.88	$0.24 AFN16	-65.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 DOP42.92	$0.21 AFN14	-68.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 DOP61.36	$0.19 AFN12	-80.4%
Average			-49.5%

Dominican Republic vs. Afghanistan - Cost of groceries

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pay 44.6% less for transportation

	Dominican Republic	Afghanistan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.63 DOP295.82	$4.06 AFN268	-12.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.27 DOP1,996.77	$16.25 AFN1,073	-48.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,585.12 DOP1,761,309.67	$9,043.81 AFN597,505	-67.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.50 DOP1,309.08	$10.12 AFN668	-50.7%
Average			-44.6%

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pay 92.4% more for housing

	Dominican Republic	Afghanistan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.80 DOP2,030.18	$194.20 AFN12,831	+510.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$495.90 DOP31,663.49	$87.87 AFN5,805	-82.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$352.53 DOP22,509.31	$51.69 AFN3,415	-85.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.81 DOP3,180.24	$63.00 AFN4,162	+26.5%
Average			+92.4%

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pay 74.5% less for childcare

	Dominican Republic	Afghanistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$203.07 DOP12,966.31	$46.37 AFN3,064	-77.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,232.64 DOP334,104.37	$1,476.83 AFN97,571	-71.8%
Average			-74.5%

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pay 21.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Dominican Republic	Afghanistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.40 DOP153.03	$4.87 AFN322	+103.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.93 DOP123.27	$1.11 AFN73	-42.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.53 DOP289.32	$1.92 AFN127	-57.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.27 DOP1,804.92	$10.12 AFN668	-64.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.24 DOP398.14	$3.32 AFN220	-46.7%
Average			-21.6%

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pay 66.3% less for clothing

	Dominican Republic	Afghanistan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.65 DOP2,850.82	$11.08 AFN732	-75.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.79 DOP2,795.87	$17.72 AFN1,171	-59.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.83 DOP4,841.97	$33.97 AFN2,244	-55.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.99 DOP6,001.38	$23.20 AFN1,533	-75.3%
Average			-66.3%

Dominican Republic vs. Afghanistan - Cost of clothing

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