Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 30.8% more expensive than Azerbaijan.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Azerbaijan, you would:
pay 41.7% less for restaurants
|
Azerbaijan
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.47
AZN11.00
|
$2.08
AFN149
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
AZN10.12
|
$4.08
AFN293
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
AZN1.06
|
$0.46
AFN33
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
AZN0.56
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
pay 29.0% less for groceries
|
Azerbaijan
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.36
AZN0.61
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.18
AZN3.71
|
$1.90
AFN136
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
AZN7.97
|
$2.27
AFN163
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
AZN2.43
|
$1.65
AFN118
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
AZN3.06
|
$1.42
AFN102
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
AZN0.67
|
$0.27
AFN19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
AZN1.21
|
$0.37
AFN26
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
AZN0.88
|
$0.32
AFN23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
AZN1.04
|
$0.25
AFN18
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
AZN0.47
|
$0.20
AFN14
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
AZN0.28
|
$0.15
AFN11
|
|
pay 41.2% more for transportation
|
Azerbaijan
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
AZN3.93
|
$3.85
AFN276
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.53
AZN23.00
|
$14.64
AFN1,050
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,607.84
AZN33,333.33
|
$8,342.32
AFN598,455
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.68
AZN7.95
|
$11.58
AFN831
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for housing
|
Azerbaijan
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.95
AZN20.32
|
$179.88
AFN12,904
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$311.43
AZN529.42
|
$96.41
AFN6,916
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.56
AZN356.25
|
$58.93
AFN4,228
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.18
AZN54.70
|
$96.91
AFN6,952
|
|
pay 77.5% less for childcare
|
Azerbaijan
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.98
AZN372.27
|
$35.24
AFN2,528
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,779.41
AZN8,125.00
|
$1,385.55
AFN99,396
|
|
pay 10.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Azerbaijan
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
AZN2.08
|
$4.62
AFN332
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.54
AZN4.31
|
$1.03
AFN74
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.36
AZN5.72
|
$1.80
AFN129
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.66
AZN53.82
|
$10.98
AFN788
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.67
AZN11.33
|
$3.12
AFN224
|
|
pay 54.2% less for clothing
|
Azerbaijan
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.29
AZN78.69
|
$14.45
AFN1,037
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.24
AZN59.91
|
$21.98
AFN1,577
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.97
AZN134.25
|
$35.82
AFN2,569
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.06
AZN107.20
|
$27.74
AFN1,990
|
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