Cost of living comparison
Georgia is 2.6 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Georgia instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Afghanistan
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
AFN149
|
$8.92
GEL24.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.08
AFN293
|
$8.13
GEL22.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
AFN33
|
$0.84
GEL2.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
AFN14
|
$0.44
GEL1.23
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Afghanistan
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
$0.66
GEL1.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.90
AFN136
|
$3.99
GEL11.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.27
AFN163
|
$7.17
GEL20.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
AFN118
|
$2.30
GEL6.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.42
AFN102
|
$2.68
GEL7.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.27
AFN19
|
$0.54
GEL1.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
AFN26
|
$0.74
GEL2.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.32
AFN23
|
$0.71
GEL1.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN18
|
$0.67
GEL1.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
AFN14
|
$0.30
GEL0.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
AFN11
|
$0.34
GEL0.94
|
|
pay 24.2% more for transportation
Afghanistan
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
AFN276
|
$4.38
GEL12.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.64
AFN1,050
|
$14.31
GEL39.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,342.32
AFN598,542
|
$20,343.17
GEL56,757.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.58
AFN831
|
$4.81
GEL13.43
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Afghanistan
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$179.88
AFN12,906
|
$15.85
GEL44.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$96.41
AFN6,917
|
$467.69
GEL1,304.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$58.93
AFN4,228
|
$341.06
GEL951.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.91
AFN6,953
|
$52.84
GEL147.42
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
Afghanistan
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$35.24
AFN2,528
|
$204.64
GEL570.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,385.55
AFN99,410
|
$3,659.24
GEL10,209.28
|
|
pay 96.8% more for entertainment and sports
Afghanistan
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.62
AFN332
|
$1.55
GEL4.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
AFN74
|
$2.53
GEL7.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
AFN129
|
$2.94
GEL8.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$10.98
AFN788
|
$39.97
GEL111.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
AFN224
|
$5.55
GEL15.49
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for clothing
Afghanistan
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.45
AFN1,037
|
$60.56
GEL168.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.98
AFN1,577
|
$44.07
GEL122.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.82
AFN2,570
|
$99.89
GEL278.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$27.74
AFN1,990
|
$106.19
GEL296.27
|
|
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