Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 2.9 times more expensive than Romania.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Romania, you would:
pay 68.2% less for restaurants
Romania
|
Afghanistan
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.92
RON31.98
|
$1.74
AFN126
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.40
RON24.97
|
$3.49
AFN252
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
RON5.99
|
$0.31
AFN22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
RON5.55
|
$0.17
AFN12
|
|
pay 47.3% less for groceries
Romania
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
RON4.25
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
RON14.14
|
$1.71
AFN123
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.98
RON23.00
|
$2.38
AFN172
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
RON11.86
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
RON10.29
|
$1.13
AFN82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
RON1.98
|
$0.30
AFN22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
RON2.73
|
$0.42
AFN30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
RON2.68
|
$0.57
AFN41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
RON4.04
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
RON1.35
|
$0.14
AFN10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
RON1.43
|
$0.12
AFN8
|
|
pay 36.9% less for transportation
Romania
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.47
RON29.91
|
$3.41
AFN246
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.36
RON84.84
|
$10.46
AFN755
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,112.96
RON88,317.19
|
$6,973.68
AFN503,146
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.47
RON25.27
|
$5.81
AFN419
|
|
pay 17.4 times more for housing
Romania
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.88
RON41.02
|
$610.20
AFN44,025
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.89
RON1,334.91
|
$97.47
AFN7,033
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.37
RON981.30
|
$68.91
AFN4,972
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.05
RON462.29
|
$23.69
AFN1,709
|
|
pay 80.1% less for childcare
Romania
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$311.36
RON1,438.75
|
$30.03
AFN2,166
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,083.75
RON23,491.01
|
$1,534.21
AFN110,692
|
|
pay 34.2% less for entertainment and sports
Romania
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
RON7.30
|
$2.32
AFN168
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
RON8.34
|
$1.16
AFN84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.90
RON22.64
|
$1.92
AFN138
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.37
RON163.45
|
$12.59
AFN908
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
RON28.11
|
$2.62
AFN189
|
|
pay 58.1% less for clothing
Romania
|
Afghanistan
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.53
RON265.83
|
$16.66
AFN1,202
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.55
RON145.79
|
$15.85
AFN1,143
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.03
RON323.61
|
$31.38
AFN2,264
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.90
RON359.97
|
$33.90
AFN2,446
|
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