Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 3.8 times more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Russia, you would:
pay 56.5% less for restaurants
Russia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
₽722.53
|
$1.74
AFN124
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
₽437.68
|
$3.49
AFN248
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
₽79.08
|
$0.31
AFN22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₽38.24
|
$0.17
AFN12
|
|
pay 41.8% less for groceries
Russia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
₽49.94
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
₽410.80
|
$1.71
AFN122
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₽324.46
|
$2.38
AFN169
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
₽118.87
|
$1.22
AFN87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
₽166.95
|
$1.13
AFN81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
₽57.45
|
$0.30
AFN22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
₽52.15
|
$0.42
AFN30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
₽61.80
|
$0.57
AFN41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
₽96.16
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
₽27.74
|
$0.14
AFN10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
₽23.61
|
$0.12
AFN8
|
|
pay 2.4% less for transportation
Russia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
₽221.51
|
$3.41
AFN243
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.36
₽1,806.35
|
$10.46
AFN745
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,226.85
₽2,914,246.66
|
$6,973.68
AFN496,407
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.41
₽318.01
|
$5.81
AFN414
|
|
pay 23.5 times more for housing
Russia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.56
₽612.39
|
$610.20
AFN43,436
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$310.33
₽28,961.37
|
$97.47
AFN6,938
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.38
₽20,006.65
|
$68.91
AFN4,905
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.84
₽6,518.28
|
$23.69
AFN1,686
|
|
pay 76.8% less for childcare
Russia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$220.41
₽20,569.83
|
$30.03
AFN2,137
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,693.93
₽438,060.82
|
$1,534.21
AFN109,210
|
|
pay 18.6% less for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
₽144.96
|
$2.32
AFN165
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
₽161.66
|
$1.16
AFN83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
₽208.43
|
$1.92
AFN137
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.55
₽2,944.75
|
$12.59
AFN896
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.06
₽379.03
|
$2.62
AFN186
|
|
pay 63.5% less for clothing
Russia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.85
₽5,865.90
|
$16.66
AFN1,186
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.44
₽3,681.13
|
$15.85
AFN1,128
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.13
₽7,385.09
|
$31.38
AFN2,234
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.30
₽7,960.83
|
$33.90
AFN2,413
|
|
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