Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 63.2% cheaper than Washington.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Washington, you would:
pay 81.2% less for restaurants
|
Washington
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.30
|
$2.08
AFN150
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.34
|
$4.08
AFN294
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
|
$0.46
AFN33
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
pay 73.6% less for groceries
|
Washington
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.68
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
|
$1.90
AFN137
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.98
|
$2.27
AFN164
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.58
|
$1.65
AFN119
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.87
|
$1.42
AFN102
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.06
|
$0.27
AFN19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
|
$0.37
AFN26
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.79
|
$0.32
AFN23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
|
$0.25
AFN18
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
|
$0.20
AFN14
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
|
$0.15
AFN11
|
|
pay 48.7% less for transportation
|
Washington
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.38
|
$3.85
AFN278
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$60.04
|
$14.64
AFN1,056
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,217.91
|
$8,342.32
AFN601,751
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.44
|
$11.58
AFN835
|
|
pay 10.2% less for housing
|
Washington
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.28
|
$179.88
AFN12,975
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,646.10
|
$96.41
AFN6,954
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,467.71
|
$58.93
AFN4,251
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.11
|
$96.91
AFN6,990
|
|
pay 96.2% less for childcare
|
Washington
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,640.90
|
$35.24
AFN2,542
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,057.56
|
$1,385.55
AFN99,943
|
|
pay 69.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Washington
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.60
|
$4.62
AFN333
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.16
|
$1.03
AFN74
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.27
|
$1.80
AFN130
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.94
|
$10.98
AFN792
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.63
|
$3.12
AFN225
|
|
pay 62.8% less for clothing
|
Washington
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.05
|
$14.45
AFN1,042
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.16
|
$21.98
AFN1,585
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.77
|
$35.82
AFN2,583
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.45
|
$27.74
AFN2,001
|
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