Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 34.7% more expensive than Malaysia.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Malaysia, you would:
pay 33.1% less for restaurants
Malaysia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.36
RM11.27
|
$1.74
AFN126
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.63
RM17.36
|
$3.49
AFN251
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
RM3.03
|
$0.31
AFN22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
RM1.64
|
$0.17
AFN12
|
|
pay 53.2% less for groceries
Malaysia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
RM4.05
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
RM30.65
|
$1.71
AFN123
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
RM27.31
|
$2.38
AFN171
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
RM6.71
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
RM8.99
|
$1.13
AFN82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
RM4.72
|
$0.30
AFN22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
RM2.47
|
$0.42
AFN30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
RM4.95
|
$0.57
AFN41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
RM2.62
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
RM1.66
|
$0.14
AFN10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
RM2.32
|
$0.12
AFN8
|
|
pay 4.0% less for transportation
Malaysia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
RM8.56
|
$3.41
AFN246
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.01
RM86.16
|
$10.46
AFN753
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,228.03
RM163,746.89
|
$6,973.68
AFN502,105
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.07
RM24.25
|
$5.81
AFN418
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for housing
Malaysia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.77
RM128.05
|
$610.20
AFN43,934
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$326.71
RM1,563.00
|
$97.47
AFN7,018
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.05
RM1,038.37
|
$68.91
AFN4,961
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$34.40
RM164.58
|
$23.69
AFN1,705
|
|
pay 77.1% less for childcare
Malaysia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.81
RM692.77
|
$30.03
AFN2,162
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,108.87
RM29,224.82
|
$1,534.21
AFN110,463
|
|
pay 45.4% less for entertainment and sports
Malaysia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.43
RM16.39
|
$2.32
AFN167
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
RM11.78
|
$1.16
AFN84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.06
RM19.41
|
$1.92
AFN138
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.59
RM155.92
|
$12.59
AFN907
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.62
RM17.33
|
$2.62
AFN188
|
|
pay 47.2% less for clothing
Malaysia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.09
RM225.27
|
$16.66
AFN1,199
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.30
RM116.25
|
$15.85
AFN1,141
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.25
RM297.78
|
$31.38
AFN2,259
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.25
RM269.08
|
$33.90
AFN2,441
|
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