Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 21.1% cheaper than Peru.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Peru, you would:
pay 45.1% less for restaurants
Peru
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
PEN12.38
|
$2.08
AFN147
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.37
PEN20.32
|
$4.08
AFN289
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
PEN3.90
|
$0.46
AFN33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.08
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
pay 47.0% less for groceries
Peru
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
PEN7.11
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.14
PEN11.89
|
$1.90
AFN134
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
PEN17.70
|
$2.27
AFN161
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
PEN9.40
|
$1.65
AFN117
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
PEN9.61
|
$1.42
AFN101
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
PEN2.44
|
$0.27
AFN19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.47
|
$0.37
AFN26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.71
|
$0.32
AFN23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.81
|
$0.25
AFN17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
PEN1.62
|
$0.20
AFN14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
PEN1.67
|
$0.15
AFN11
|
|
pay 32.4% less for transportation
Peru
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.37
PEN20.31
|
$3.85
AFN273
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.78
PEN67.29
|
$14.64
AFN1,036
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,101.60
PEN76,058.10
|
$8,342.32
AFN590,498
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.41
PEN58.32
|
$11.58
AFN820
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Peru
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.39
PEN111.20
|
$179.88
AFN12,733
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.81
PEN1,278.15
|
$96.41
AFN6,824
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.39
PEN932.26
|
$58.93
AFN4,171
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.26
PEN163.68
|
$96.91
AFN6,860
|
|
pay 78.5% less for childcare
Peru
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$193.88
PEN733.58
|
$35.24
AFN2,494
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,589.22
PEN21,147.85
|
$1,385.55
AFN98,074
|
|
pay 20.8% less for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.06
PEN7.79
|
$4.62
AFN327
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.73
PEN10.33
|
$1.03
AFN73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.11
PEN19.34
|
$1.80
AFN128
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.12
PEN121.53
|
$10.98
AFN777
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.85
PEN18.35
|
$3.12
AFN221
|
|
pay 46.0% less for clothing
Peru
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.11
PEN170.67
|
$14.45
AFN1,023
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.43
PEN88.64
|
$21.98
AFN1,556
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.13
PEN265.34
|
$35.82
AFN2,535
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.17
PEN269.28
|
$27.74
AFN1,963
|
|
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