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Afghanistan vs. Haiti Cost of Living Summary

Afghanistan is 49.8% cheaper than Haiti overall.

Restaurants: pay 77.3% less in Afghanistan
Groceries: pay 62.2% less in Afghanistan
Transportation: pay 21.1% more in Afghanistan
Housing: pay 46.3% less in Afghanistan
Childcare: pay 66.0% less in Afghanistan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.3% less in Afghanistan
Clothing: pay 79.7% less in Afghanistan

Expenses including clothing, restaurants, childcare, groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan vs. Haiti Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 77.3% less for restaurants

	Haiti	Afghanistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 HTG1,570.88	$2.44 AFN161	-79.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.39 HTG1,490.49	$3.89 AFN257	-65.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 HTG261.81	$0.45 AFN30	-77.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 HTG196.36	$0.21 AFN14	-86.3%
Average			-77.3%

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pay 62.2% less for groceries

	Haiti	Afghanistan
Bread 1 loaf	$2.50 HTG327.27	$0.20 AFN13	-91.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 HTG654.53	$2.26 AFN149	-54.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.68 HTG743.30	$2.59 AFN171	-54.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 HTG365.92	$1.53 AFN101	-45.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.91 HTG904.34	$1.65 AFN109	-76.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG296.89	$0.26 AFN17	-88.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 HTG71.25	$0.41 AFN27	-25.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.38	$0.34 AFN23	-24.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.38	$0.24 AFN16	-47.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG296.89	$0.21 AFN14	-90.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 HTG166.26	$0.19 AFN12	-85.2%
Average			-62.2%

Haiti vs. Afghanistan - Cost of groceries

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pay 21.1% more for transportation

	Haiti	Afghanistan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.28 HTG560.79	$4.06 AFN268	-5.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 HTG2,618.13	$16.25 AFN1,074	-18.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 HTG4,581,720.29	$9,043.81 AFN597,770	-74.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.58 HTG468.64	$10.12 AFN669	+182.6%
Average			+21.1%

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pay 46.3% less for housing

	Haiti	Afghanistan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.98 HTG21,727.93	$194.20 AFN12,836	+17.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$910.00 HTG119,124.73	$87.87 AFN5,808	-90.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$890.00 HTG116,506.60	$51.69 AFN3,416	-94.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 HTG10,010.48	$63.00 AFN4,164	-17.6%
Average			-46.3%

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pay 66.0% less for childcare

	Haiti	Afghanistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 HTG13,090.63	$46.37 AFN3,065	-53.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,867.80 HTG899,038.47	$1,476.83 AFN97,614	-78.5%
Average			-66.0%

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pay 38.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Haiti	Afghanistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 HTG654.53	$4.87 AFN322	-2.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 HTG215.69	$1.11 AFN73	-32.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 HTG261.81	$1.92 AFN127	-4.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.54 HTG9,103.43	$10.12 AFN669	-85.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 HTG1,309.06	$3.32 AFN220	-66.8%
Average			-38.3%

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pay 79.7% less for clothing

	Haiti	Afghanistan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00 HTG10,472.50	$11.08 AFN732	-86.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 HTG9,817.97	$17.72 AFN1,171	-76.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.00 HTG15,708.76	$33.97 AFN2,245	-71.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 HTG19,635.94	$23.20 AFN1,533	-84.5%
Average			-79.7%

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