Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 63.2% more expensive than Georgia.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Georgia, you would:
pay 63.4% less for restaurants
Georgia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.90
GEL23.77
|
$1.74
AFN126
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.88
GEL21.03
|
$3.49
AFN252
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
GEL2.08
|
$0.31
AFN22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
GEL1.03
|
$0.17
AFN12
|
|
pay 56.4% less for groceries
Georgia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
GEL1.81
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.98
GEL10.63
|
$1.71
AFN123
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.46
GEL19.92
|
$2.38
AFN172
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
GEL6.29
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
GEL7.79
|
$1.13
AFN82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
GEL1.64
|
$0.30
AFN22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
GEL2.14
|
$0.42
AFN30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
GEL1.90
|
$0.57
AFN41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
GEL2.27
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
GEL1.04
|
$0.14
AFN10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
GEL0.95
|
$0.12
AFN8
|
|
pay 25.4% less for transportation
Georgia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
GEL13.06
|
$3.41
AFN246
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.43
GEL33.18
|
$10.46
AFN755
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,297.46
GEL48,854.21
|
$6,973.68
AFN503,146
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.48
GEL14.63
|
$5.81
AFN419
|
|
pay 8.6 times more for housing
Georgia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.25
GEL48.72
|
$610.20
AFN44,025
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$514.58
GEL1,373.92
|
$97.47
AFN7,033
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.72
GEL960.44
|
$68.91
AFN4,972
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.56
GEL153.69
|
$23.69
AFN1,709
|
|
pay 64.2% less for childcare
Georgia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.50
GEL423.20
|
$30.03
AFN2,166
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,916.93
GEL7,788.21
|
$1,534.21
AFN110,692
|
|
pay 28.9% less for entertainment and sports
Georgia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
GEL3.66
|
$2.32
AFN168
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
GEL6.18
|
$1.16
AFN84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.01
GEL8.03
|
$1.92
AFN138
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.10
GEL123.10
|
$12.59
AFN908
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
GEL15.68
|
$2.62
AFN189
|
|
pay 75.2% less for clothing
Georgia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.21
GEL206.16
|
$16.66
AFN1,202
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.21
GEL163.44
|
$15.85
AFN1,143
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.49
GEL332.38
|
$31.38
AFN2,264
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.58
GEL343.32
|
$33.90
AFN2,446
|
|
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