Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 4.4% more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 2.7% more for restaurants
Swaziland
|
Afghanistan
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.99
SZL18.66
|
$1.74
AFN126
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.25
SZL42.51
|
$3.49
AFN252
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
SZL13.52
|
$0.31
AFN22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SZL8.84
|
$0.17
AFN12
|
|
pay 20.6% less for groceries
Swaziland
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
SZL10.76
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
SZL67.52
|
$1.71
AFN123
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
SZL90.46
|
$2.38
AFN172
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
SZL22.86
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
SZL36.74
|
$1.13
AFN82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
SZL12.37
|
$0.30
AFN22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
SZL4.55
|
$0.42
AFN30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.24
SZL4.47
|
$0.57
AFN41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SZL11.14
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
SZL6.59
|
$0.14
AFN10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
SZL6.83
|
$0.12
AFN8
|
|
pay 55.9% less for transportation
Swaziland
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
SZL86.84
|
$3.41
AFN247
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.78
SZL544.37
|
$10.46
AFN756
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,448.00
SZL311,069.54
|
$6,973.68
AFN504,251
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.79
SZL468.78
|
$5.81
AFN420
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Swaziland
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.19
SZL987.13
|
$610.20
AFN44,122
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$398.13
SZL7,529.62
|
$97.47
AFN7,048
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.82
SZL5,197.40
|
$68.91
AFN4,982
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.78
SZL1,281.89
|
$23.69
AFN1,713
|
|
pay 64.2% less for childcare
Swaziland
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.00
SZL2,326.21
|
$30.03
AFN2,171
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,243.31
SZL61,338.41
|
$1,534.21
AFN110,935
|
|
pay 16.6% more for entertainment and sports
Swaziland
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
SZL18.66
|
$2.32
AFN168
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.99
SZL18.66
|
$1.16
AFN84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
SZL37.91
|
$1.92
AFN139
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.50
SZL501.17
|
$12.59
AFN910
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.02
SZL57.03
|
$2.62
AFN189
|
|
pay 60.9% less for clothing
Swaziland
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.17
SZL986.73
|
$16.66
AFN1,205
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.41
SZL518.45
|
$15.85
AFN1,146
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.51
SZL1,730.59
|
$31.38
AFN2,269
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.17
SZL1,970.11
|
$33.90
AFN2,451
|
|
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