Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 29.9% cheaper than Isle of Man.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Isle of Man, you would:
pay 81.2% less for restaurants
Isle of Man
|
Afghanistan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.36
£17.82
|
$1.74
AFN126
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.43
£6.72
|
$3.49
AFN253
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
£1.53
|
$0.31
AFN22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
£1.31
|
$0.17
AFN12
|
|
pay 63.3% less for groceries
Isle of Man
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
£1.19
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.19
£2.55
|
$1.71
AFN124
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.12
£4.08
|
$2.38
AFN173
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
£2.34
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
£2.50
|
$1.13
AFN82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.87
|
$0.30
AFN22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
£0.45
|
$0.42
AFN31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
£0.94
|
$0.57
AFN41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
£1.08
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
£0.40
|
$0.14
AFN10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
£0.64
|
$0.12
AFN8
|
|
pay 64.6% less for transportation
Isle of Man
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.94
£5.53
|
$3.41
AFN247
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.75
£31.68
|
$10.46
AFN758
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,599.90
£18,810.71
|
$6,973.68
AFN505,512
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
£12.67
|
$5.81
AFN421
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Isle of Man
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.51
£40.26
|
$610.20
AFN44,232
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,090.29
£869.03
|
$97.47
AFN7,066
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$908.29
£723.96
|
$68.91
AFN4,995
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.99
£92.45
|
$23.69
AFN1,717
|
|
pay 93.8% less for childcare
Isle of Man
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$838.42
£668.28
|
$30.03
AFN2,177
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,699.93
£14,108.03
|
$1,534.21
AFN111,213
|
|
pay 68.4% less for entertainment and sports
Isle of Man
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.35
£3.47
|
$2.32
AFN168
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
£2.88
|
$1.16
AFN84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.91
£11.88
|
$1.92
AFN139
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.88
£30.19
|
$12.59
AFN913
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.94
£7.92
|
$2.62
AFN190
|
|
pay 49.5% less for clothing
Isle of Man
|
Afghanistan
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.06
£39.11
|
$16.66
AFN1,208
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
£28.12
|
$15.85
AFN1,149
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.00
£42.24
|
$31.38
AFN2,275
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.00
£42.24
|
$33.90
AFN2,457
|
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