Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 16.6% more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 43.4% less for restaurants
Iraq
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.48
IQD5,851
|
$1.74
AFN126
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.61
IQD8,642
|
$3.49
AFN251
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
IQD597
|
$0.31
AFN22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
IQD324
|
$0.17
AFN12
|
|
pay 33.3% less for groceries
Iraq
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
IQD1,078
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
IQD2,768
|
$1.71
AFN123
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
IQD5,650
|
$2.38
AFN171
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,299
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
IQD2,146
|
$1.13
AFN82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD601
|
$0.30
AFN22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
IQD636
|
$0.42
AFN30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD611
|
$0.57
AFN41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD406
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD379
|
$0.14
AFN10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD371
|
$0.12
AFN8
|
|
pay 21.4% less for transportation
Iraq
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.72
IQD2,251
|
$3.41
AFN246
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
IQD35,575
|
$10.46
AFN753
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,262.95
IQD21,258,184
|
$6,973.68
AFN502,105
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.77
IQD21,919
|
$5.81
AFN418
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
Iraq
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.80
IQD50,722
|
$610.20
AFN43,934
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.28
IQD365,068
|
$97.47
AFN7,018
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.02
IQD243,156
|
$68.91
AFN4,961
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.50
IQD86,924
|
$23.69
AFN1,705
|
|
pay 36.7% less for childcare
Iraq
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.67
IQD143,353
|
$30.03
AFN2,162
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,546.87
IQD2,021,994
|
$1,534.21
AFN110,463
|
|
pay 34.7% less for entertainment and sports
Iraq
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
IQD3,248
|
$2.32
AFN167
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
IQD2,930
|
$1.16
AFN84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
IQD2,321
|
$1.92
AFN138
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.64
IQD38,746
|
$12.59
AFN907
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.53
IQD11,148
|
$2.62
AFN188
|
|
pay 34.0% less for clothing
Iraq
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.73
IQD32,321
|
$16.66
AFN1,199
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.30
IQD33,074
|
$15.85
AFN1,141
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.64
IQD59,664
|
$31.38
AFN2,259
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.98
IQD67,944
|
$33.90
AFN2,441
|
|
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