Cost of living comparison
Guatemala is 3.0 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Guatemala instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Afghanistan
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
AFN149
|
$5.17
GTQ40.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.08
AFN293
|
$6.05
GTQ46.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
AFN33
|
$1.18
GTQ9.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
AFN14
|
$0.81
GTQ6.32
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for groceries
Afghanistan
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
$2.59
GTQ20.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.90
AFN136
|
$3.66
GTQ28.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.27
AFN163
|
$6.95
GTQ53.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
AFN118
|
$2.21
GTQ17.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.42
AFN102
|
$3.18
GTQ24.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.27
AFN19
|
$1.50
GTQ11.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
AFN26
|
$0.54
GTQ4.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.32
AFN23
|
$1.12
GTQ8.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN18
|
$0.73
GTQ5.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
AFN14
|
$0.71
GTQ5.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
AFN11
|
$0.83
GTQ6.45
|
|
pay 9.6% more for transportation
Afghanistan
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
AFN276
|
$4.02
GTQ31.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.64
AFN1,050
|
$8.37
GTQ64.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,342.32
AFN598,542
|
$17,034.34
GTQ132,242.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.58
AFN831
|
$8.43
GTQ65.45
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Afghanistan
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$179.88
AFN12,906
|
$41.52
GTQ322.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$96.41
AFN6,917
|
$438.88
GTQ3,407.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$58.93
AFN4,228
|
$386.46
GTQ3,000.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.91
AFN6,953
|
$53.56
GTQ415.77
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for childcare
Afghanistan
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$35.24
AFN2,528
|
$192.16
GTQ1,491.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,385.55
AFN99,410
|
$6,830.19
GTQ53,024.79
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Afghanistan
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.62
AFN332
|
$2.16
GTQ16.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
AFN74
|
$2.87
GTQ22.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
AFN129
|
$3.48
GTQ26.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$10.98
AFN788
|
$42.91
GTQ333.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
AFN224
|
$7.08
GTQ54.96
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
Afghanistan
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.45
AFN1,037
|
$47.26
GTQ366.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.98
AFN1,577
|
$54.69
GTQ424.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.82
AFN2,570
|
$101.79
GTQ790.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$27.74
AFN1,990
|
$101.91
GTQ791.13
|
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