Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 63.7% cheaper than Virginia.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Virginia, you would:
pay 80.5% less for restaurants
Virginia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.24
|
$2.08
AFN150
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.37
|
$4.08
AFN294
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.43
|
$0.46
AFN33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
pay 74.2% less for groceries
Virginia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.43
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.47
|
$1.90
AFN137
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.94
|
$2.27
AFN164
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
|
$1.65
AFN119
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.78
|
$1.42
AFN102
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.49
|
$0.27
AFN19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
|
$0.37
AFN26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
|
$0.32
AFN23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.31
|
$0.25
AFN18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
|
$0.20
AFN14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.42
|
$0.15
AFN11
|
|
pay 46.0% less for transportation
Virginia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.32
|
$3.85
AFN278
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$88.00
|
$14.64
AFN1,056
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,777.13
|
$8,342.32
AFN601,751
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.76
|
$11.58
AFN835
|
|
pay 14.2% less for housing
Virginia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.15
|
$179.88
AFN12,975
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,920.58
|
$96.41
AFN6,954
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,520.70
|
$58.93
AFN4,251
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$137.54
|
$96.91
AFN6,990
|
|
pay 96.8% less for childcare
Virginia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,523.77
|
$35.24
AFN2,542
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$32,979.32
|
$1,385.55
AFN99,943
|
|
pay 69.2% less for entertainment and sports
Virginia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.25
|
$4.62
AFN333
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.91
|
$1.03
AFN74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.31
|
$1.80
AFN130
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.65
|
$10.98
AFN792
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.14
|
$3.12
AFN225
|
|
pay 65.2% less for clothing
Virginia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.68
|
$14.45
AFN1,042
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.24
|
$21.98
AFN1,585
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.33
|
$35.82
AFN2,583
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.98
|
$27.74
AFN2,001
|
|
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