Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 47.4% cheaper than United Arab Emirates.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:
pay 65.7% less for restaurants
United Arab Emirates
|
Afghanistan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.94
AED25.50
|
$1.74
AFN126
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.49
AED27.50
|
$3.49
AFN252
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
AED3.47
|
$0.31
AFN22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
AED1.86
|
$0.17
AFN12
|
|
pay 62.1% less for groceries
United Arab Emirates
|
Afghanistan
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
AED4.65
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
AED16.75
|
$1.71
AFN123
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
AED24.91
|
$2.38
AFN172
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.59
AED9.50
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
AED11.92
|
$1.13
AFN82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
AED3.58
|
$0.30
AFN22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
AED2.65
|
$0.42
AFN30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
AED3.24
|
$0.57
AFN41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
AED2.13
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
AED1.86
|
$0.14
AFN10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.67
|
$0.12
AFN8
|
|
pay 48.1% less for transportation
United Arab Emirates
|
Afghanistan
|
||
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AED12.51
|
$3.41
AFN246
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$72.17
AED265.07
|
$10.46
AFN755
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,194.32
AED81,517.53
|
$6,973.68
AFN503,146
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.50
AED34.90
|
$5.81
AFN419
|
|
pay 70.5% more for housing
United Arab Emirates
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$94.07
AED345.52
|
$610.20
AFN44,025
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,372.29
AED5,040.27
|
$97.47
AFN7,033
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,058.72
AED3,888.56
|
$68.91
AFN4,972
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.25
AED438.00
|
$23.69
AFN1,709
|
|
pay 85.7% less for childcare
United Arab Emirates
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$504.83
AED1,854.19
|
$30.03
AFN2,166
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,720.09
AED24,682.22
|
$1,534.21
AFN110,692
|
|
pay 75.2% less for entertainment and sports
United Arab Emirates
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.51
AED34.92
|
$2.32
AFN168
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
AED17.08
|
$1.16
AFN84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.01
AED22.08
|
$1.92
AFN138
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.87
AED234.59
|
$12.59
AFN908
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.25
AED41.33
|
$2.62
AFN189
|
|
pay 65.5% less for clothing
United Arab Emirates
|
Afghanistan
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.99
AED183.62
|
$16.66
AFN1,202
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.06
AED180.19
|
$15.85
AFN1,143
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.85
AED307.99
|
$31.38
AFN2,264
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.09
AED356.60
|
$33.90
AFN2,446
|
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