Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 43.3% cheaper than Iowa.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Iowa, you would:
pay 80.1% less for restaurants
Iowa
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.62
|
$1.74
AFN126
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.21
|
$3.49
AFN252
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
|
$0.31
AFN22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$0.17
AFN12
|
|
pay 74.1% less for groceries
Iowa
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.92
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.34
|
$1.71
AFN123
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.42
|
$2.38
AFN172
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.42
|
$1.13
AFN82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.52
|
$0.30
AFN22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
|
$0.42
AFN30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.14
|
$0.57
AFN41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.48
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
|
$0.14
AFN10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.31
|
$0.12
AFN8
|
|
pay 50.4% less for transportation
Iowa
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.25
|
$3.41
AFN246
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.33
|
$10.46
AFN755
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,180.36
|
$6,973.68
AFN503,028
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.77
|
$5.81
AFN419
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Iowa
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.34
|
$610.20
AFN44,015
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$970.95
|
$97.47
AFN7,031
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$657.81
|
$68.91
AFN4,970
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.85
|
$23.69
AFN1,709
|
|
pay 93.7% less for childcare
Iowa
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$907.34
|
$30.03
AFN2,166
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,239.17
|
$1,534.21
AFN110,666
|
|
pay 68.2% less for entertainment and sports
Iowa
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.64
|
$2.32
AFN168
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.27
|
$1.16
AFN84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.77
|
$1.92
AFN138
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.83
|
$12.59
AFN908
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.60
|
$2.62
AFN189
|
|
pay 59.8% less for clothing
Iowa
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.72
|
$16.66
AFN1,202
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.28
|
$15.85
AFN1,143
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.53
|
$31.38
AFN2,264
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.28
|
$33.90
AFN2,445
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Afghanistan or Iowa. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.