Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 44.7% cheaper than Dominica.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Dominica, you would:
pay 65.4% less for restaurants
Dominica
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$2.08
AFN147
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$4.08
AFN288
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
EC$4.38
|
$0.46
AFN33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
pay 64.2% less for groceries
Dominica
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
EC$6.25
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$1.90
AFN134
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
$2.27
AFN161
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.93
EC$13.33
|
$1.65
AFN116
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.42
AFN100
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
$0.27
AFN19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.37
AFN26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.32
AFN23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.25
AFN17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$0.20
AFN14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$0.15
AFN11
|
|
pay 41.5% less for transportation
Dominica
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
EC$12.13
|
$3.85
AFN272
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$14.64
AFN1,034
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$8,342.32
AFN589,217
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$11.58
AFN818
|
|
pay 13.5% more for housing
Dominica
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.29
EC$168.33
|
$179.88
AFN12,705
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.77
EC$975.00
|
$96.41
AFN6,809
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$234.35
EC$633.33
|
$58.93
AFN4,162
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$96.91
AFN6,845
|
|
pay 63.3% less for childcare
Dominica
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$35.24
AFN2,489
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$1,385.55
AFN97,861
|
|
pay 26.6% less for entertainment and sports
Dominica
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$4.62
AFN327
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.96
EC$8.00
|
$1.03
AFN73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$1.80
AFN127
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$10.98
AFN776
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$3.12
AFN220
|
|
pay 65.5% less for clothing
Dominica
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$14.45
AFN1,021
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$21.98
AFN1,552
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$35.82
AFN2,530
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.70
EC$210.00
|
$27.74
AFN1,959
|
|
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