Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 55.1% cheaper than Singapore.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 69.8% less for restaurants
Singapore
|
Afghanistan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.17
SGD15.13
|
$2.08
AFN150
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
SGD10.09
|
$4.08
AFN294
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
SGD2.06
|
$0.46
AFN33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
SGD1.55
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
pay 77.9% less for groceries
Singapore
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
SGD2.82
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.16
SGD12.42
|
$1.90
AFN137
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.85
SGD14.70
|
$2.27
AFN164
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.33
SGD4.51
|
$1.65
AFN119
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.67
SGD6.32
|
$1.42
AFN102
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.91
SGD2.59
|
$0.27
AFN19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.44
SGD1.96
|
$0.37
AFN26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
SGD2.38
|
$0.32
AFN23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
SGD1.74
|
$0.25
AFN18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
SGD1.43
|
$0.20
AFN14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
SGD1.40
|
$0.15
AFN11
|
|
pay 51.2% less for transportation
Singapore
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
SGD10.85
|
$3.85
AFN278
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$95.32
SGD129.15
|
$14.64
AFN1,056
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$134,045.26
SGD181,617.93
|
$8,342.32
AFN601,751
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.23
SGD12.51
|
$11.58
AFN835
|
|
pay 48.0% more for housing
Singapore
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.83
SGD48.55
|
$179.88
AFN12,975
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,750.06
SGD3,726.06
|
$96.41
AFN6,954
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,019.11
SGD2,735.69
|
$58.93
AFN4,251
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$116.07
SGD157.27
|
$96.91
AFN6,990
|
|
pay 95.9% less for childcare
Singapore
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,111.44
SGD1,505.90
|
$35.24
AFN2,542
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,905.57
SGD37,809.26
|
$1,385.55
AFN99,943
|
|
pay 72.6% less for entertainment and sports
Singapore
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.45
SGD10.09
|
$4.62
AFN333
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.79
SGD6.49
|
$1.03
AFN74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.29
SGD16.65
|
$1.80
AFN130
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.58
SGD140.33
|
$10.98
AFN792
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.17
SGD15.13
|
$3.12
AFN225
|
|
pay 66.0% less for clothing
Singapore
|
Afghanistan
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.87
SGD91.95
|
$14.45
AFN1,042
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.81
SGD59.36
|
$21.98
AFN1,585
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.40
SGD126.54
|
$35.82
AFN2,583
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.69
SGD143.20
|
$27.74
AFN2,001
|
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