Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 65.6% more expensive than Pakistan.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Pakistan, you would:
pay 23.6% more for restaurants
Pakistan
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.57
PKR438.56
|
$2.08
AFN147
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
PKR973.78
|
$4.08
AFN289
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
PKR84.44
|
$0.46
AFN33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
PKR57.84
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
pay 0.2% less for groceries
Pakistan
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
PKR155.52
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
PKR654.39
|
$1.90
AFN134
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
PKR740.63
|
$2.27
AFN161
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.10
PKR305.18
|
$1.65
AFN117
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.23
PKR342.46
|
$1.42
AFN101
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PKR119.45
|
$0.27
AFN19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.28
PKR77.00
|
$0.37
AFN26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
PKR87.51
|
$0.32
AFN23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
PKR55.77
|
$0.25
AFN17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
PKR43.76
|
$0.20
AFN14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
PKR54.95
|
$0.15
AFN11
|
|
pay 65.2% more for transportation
Pakistan
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
PKR1,043.28
|
$3.85
AFN273
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.78
PKR1,887.02
|
$14.64
AFN1,036
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,737.54
PKR4,660,569.29
|
$8,342.32
AFN590,498
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.96
PKR1,103.69
|
$11.58
AFN820
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
Pakistan
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.27
PKR3,974.30
|
$179.88
AFN12,733
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$81.52
PKR22,699.98
|
$96.41
AFN6,824
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$50.88
PKR14,167.12
|
$58.93
AFN4,171
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.49
PKR15,172.29
|
$96.91
AFN6,860
|
|
pay 28.0% more for childcare
Pakistan
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.66
PKR8,258.21
|
$35.24
AFN2,494
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,010.43
PKR281,354.40
|
$1,385.55
AFN98,074
|
|
pay 24.3% more for entertainment and sports
Pakistan
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
PKR512.28
|
$4.62
AFN327
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.52
PKR422.34
|
$1.03
AFN73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
PKR454.96
|
$1.80
AFN128
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$10.78
PKR3,002.22
|
$10.98
AFN777
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.47
PKR966.12
|
$3.12
AFN221
|
|
pay 0.4% more for clothing
Pakistan
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.74
PKR3,824.71
|
$14.45
AFN1,023
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.92
PKR5,267.76
|
$21.98
AFN1,556
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.54
PKR13,514.70
|
$35.82
AFN2,535
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.13
PKR7,275.26
|
$27.74
AFN1,963
|
|
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