Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 12.4% cheaper than Eritrea.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Eritrea, you would:
pay 45.0% less for restaurants
Eritrea
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.40
ERN171.02
|
$1.74
AFN126
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$3.49
AFN252
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
ERN23.44
|
$0.31
AFN22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
ERN23.62
|
$0.17
AFN12
|
|
pay 58.4% less for groceries
Eritrea
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$1.71
AFN123
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
ERN82.08
|
$2.38
AFN172
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.13
AFN82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.97
ERN29.48
|
$0.30
AFN22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
$0.42
AFN30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
$0.57
AFN41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
ERN9.83
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
ERN10.58
|
$0.14
AFN10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
$0.12
AFN8
|
|
pay 30.8% less for transportation
Eritrea
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
ERN123.03
|
$3.41
AFN246
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.46
AFN755
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$6,973.68
AFN503,146
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
ERN89.99
|
$5.81
AFN419
|
|
pay 56.8% less for housing
Eritrea
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$610.20
AFN44,025
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$650.00
ERN9,750.00
|
$97.47
AFN7,033
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$600.00
ERN9,000.00
|
$68.91
AFN4,972
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.94
ERN344.12
|
$23.69
AFN1,709
|
|
pay 62.3% more for childcare
Eritrea
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$30.03
AFN2,166
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$750.00
ERN11,250.00
|
$1,534.21
AFN110,692
|
|
pay 77.3% more for entertainment and sports
Eritrea
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$2.32
AFN168
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.84
ERN12.58
|
$1.16
AFN84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
$1.92
AFN138
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$12.59
AFN908
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$2.62
AFN189
|
|
pay 35.7% less for clothing
Eritrea
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
$16.66
AFN1,202
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
$15.85
AFN1,143
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$31.38
AFN2,264
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
ERN600.00
|
$33.90
AFN2,446
|
|
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