Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 21.5% more expensive than Morocco.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Morocco, you would:
pay 39.5% less for restaurants
|
Morocco
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.70
MAD27.32
|
$1.74
AFN126
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
MAD52.54
|
$3.49
AFN252
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
MAD5.30
|
$0.31
AFN22
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
MAD3.31
|
$0.17
AFN12
|
|
pay 20.1% less for groceries
|
Morocco
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
MAD4.56
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.86
MAD39.11
|
$1.71
AFN123
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.57
MAD26.03
|
$2.38
AFN172
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.31
MAD13.23
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
MAD20.63
|
$1.13
AFN82
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
MAD5.32
|
$0.30
AFN22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
MAD4.69
|
$0.42
AFN30
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.27
MAD2.72
|
$0.57
AFN41
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
MAD2.89
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
MAD2.45
|
$0.14
AFN10
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
MAD2.58
|
$0.12
AFN8
|
|
pay 32.0% less for transportation
|
Morocco
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.78
MAD48.36
|
$3.41
AFN247
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
MAD151.86
|
$10.46
AFN756
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,301.72
MAD235,956.78
|
$6,973.68
AFN504,251
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.75
MAD58.25
|
$5.81
AFN420
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for housing
|
Morocco
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.35
MAD347.83
|
$610.20
AFN44,122
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$257.40
MAD2,606.43
|
$97.47
AFN7,048
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.82
MAD1,608.20
|
$68.91
AFN4,982
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.71
MAD321.13
|
$23.69
AFN1,713
|
|
pay 59.5% less for childcare
|
Morocco
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.89
MAD1,062.12
|
$30.03
AFN2,171
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,927.88
MAD29,648.12
|
$1,534.21
AFN110,935
|
|
pay 32.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Morocco
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
MAD26.01
|
$2.32
AFN168
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.39
MAD14.09
|
$1.16
AFN84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.54
MAD35.80
|
$1.92
AFN139
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.74
MAD220.19
|
$12.59
AFN910
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.19
MAD52.51
|
$2.62
AFN189
|
|
pay 48.9% less for clothing
|
Morocco
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.88
MAD322.83
|
$16.66
AFN1,205
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.77
MAD352.11
|
$15.85
AFN1,146
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.06
MAD679.09
|
$31.38
AFN2,269
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.79
MAD575.03
|
$33.90
AFN2,451
|
|
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