Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 14.8% cheaper than Tanzania.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 52.6% less for restaurants
Tanzania
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.76
TZS9,740
|
$1.74
AFN126
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TZS17,915
|
$3.49
AFN251
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
TZS1,740
|
$0.31
AFN22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
TZS928
|
$0.17
AFN12
|
|
pay 46.9% less for groceries
Tanzania
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
TZS2,394
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.85
TZS20,351
|
$1.71
AFN123
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.31
TZS13,760
|
$2.38
AFN171
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
TZS5,057
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
TZS7,334
|
$1.13
AFN82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
TZS3,428
|
$0.30
AFN22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,148
|
$0.42
AFN30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS914
|
$0.57
AFN41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,129
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS908
|
$0.14
AFN10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
TZS1,413
|
$0.12
AFN8
|
|
pay 28.7% less for transportation
Tanzania
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
TZS11,087
|
$3.41
AFN246
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.54
TZS22,137
|
$10.46
AFN753
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,084.05
TZS44,273,319
|
$6,973.68
AFN502,105
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.84
TZS35,861
|
$5.81
AFN418
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Tanzania
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.54
TZS169,837
|
$610.20
AFN43,934
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.47
TZS711,301
|
$97.47
AFN7,018
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.44
TZS599,770
|
$68.91
AFN4,961
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.35
TZS140,854
|
$23.69
AFN1,705
|
|
pay 81.5% less for childcare
Tanzania
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$296.62
TZS768,685
|
$30.03
AFN2,162
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,678.53
TZS14,715,918
|
$1,534.21
AFN110,463
|
|
pay 13.8% less for entertainment and sports
Tanzania
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
TZS3,099
|
$2.32
AFN167
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
TZS5,272
|
$1.16
AFN84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
TZS4,635
|
$1.92
AFN138
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.98
TZS119,169
|
$12.59
AFN907
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TZS15,081
|
$2.62
AFN188
|
|
pay 40.1% less for clothing
Tanzania
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.27
TZS52,517
|
$16.66
AFN1,199
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
TZS115,065
|
$15.85
AFN1,141
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.01
TZS139,968
|
$31.38
AFN2,259
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.48
TZS138,585
|
$33.90
AFN2,441
|
|
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