Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Tokelau instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Afghanistan
|
Tokelau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
AFN149
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.08
AFN293
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
AFN33
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
AFN14
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Afghanistan
|
Tokelau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.90
AFN136
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.27
AFN163
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
AFN118
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.42
AFN102
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.27
AFN19
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
AFN26
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.32
AFN23
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN18
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
AFN14
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
AFN11
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Afghanistan
|
Tokelau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
AFN276
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.64
AFN1,050
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,342.32
AFN598,542
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.58
AFN831
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Afghanistan
|
Tokelau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$179.88
AFN12,906
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$96.41
AFN6,917
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$58.93
AFN4,228
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.91
AFN6,953
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Afghanistan
|
Tokelau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$35.24
AFN2,528
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,385.55
AFN99,410
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Afghanistan
|
Tokelau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.62
AFN332
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
AFN74
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
AFN129
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$10.98
AFN788
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
AFN224
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Afghanistan
|
Tokelau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.45
AFN1,037
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.98
AFN1,577
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.82
AFN2,570
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$27.74
AFN1,990
|
?? |
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