Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 12.1% more expensive than Mexico.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 68.3% less for restaurants
Mexico
|
Afghanistan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.03
MX$136.20
|
$1.74
AFN126
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.54
MX$110.95
|
$3.49
AFN252
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
MX$17.50
|
$0.31
AFN22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$13.01
|
$0.17
AFN12
|
|
pay 56.9% less for groceries
Mexico
|
Afghanistan
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.99
MX$33.70
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
MX$60.05
|
$1.71
AFN123
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
MX$82.35
|
$2.38
AFN172
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
MX$34.37
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
MX$50.89
|
$1.13
AFN82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.47
|
$0.30
AFN22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
MX$9.39
|
$0.42
AFN30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MX$10.11
|
$0.57
AFN41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$10.91
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
MX$11.54
|
$0.14
AFN10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$10.89
|
$0.12
AFN8
|
|
pay 47.4% less for transportation
Mexico
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$78.75
|
$3.41
AFN246
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.68
MX$351.00
|
$10.46
AFN755
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,674.04
MX$316,898.43
|
$6,973.68
AFN503,146
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.82
MX$200.67
|
$5.81
AFN419
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for housing
Mexico
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.39
MX$515.80
|
$610.20
AFN44,025
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.91
MX$7,159.89
|
$97.47
AFN7,033
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$289.43
MX$4,911.58
|
$68.91
AFN4,972
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.38
MX$787.09
|
$23.69
AFN1,709
|
|
pay 73.0% less for childcare
Mexico
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.47
MX$3,469.85
|
$30.03
AFN2,166
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,904.22
MX$66,254.67
|
$1,534.21
AFN110,692
|
|
pay 38.3% less for entertainment and sports
Mexico
|
Afghanistan
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
MX$35.24
|
$2.32
AFN168
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
MX$45.00
|
$1.16
AFN84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.58
MX$60.70
|
$1.92
AFN138
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.48
MX$585.07
|
$12.59
AFN908
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.19
MX$71.12
|
$2.62
AFN189
|
|
pay 57.7% less for clothing
Mexico
|
Afghanistan
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.78
MX$759.93
|
$16.66
AFN1,202
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
MX$590.52
|
$15.85
AFN1,143
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.99
MX$1,391.33
|
$31.38
AFN2,264
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.46
MX$1,195.65
|
$33.90
AFN2,446
|
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