Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 19.9% cheaper than Serbia.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 64.9% less for restaurants
Serbia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
RSD729
|
$2.08
AFN147
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.11
RSD777
|
$4.08
AFN288
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
RSD152
|
$0.46
AFN33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
RSD114
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
pay 49.5% less for groceries
Serbia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
RSD73
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
RSD357
|
$1.90
AFN134
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.58
RSD501
|
$2.27
AFN161
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.24
RSD245
|
$1.65
AFN116
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
RSD303
|
$1.42
AFN100
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
RSD48
|
$0.27
AFN19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
RSD78
|
$0.37
AFN26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
RSD74
|
$0.32
AFN23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
RSD87
|
$0.25
AFN17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RSD42
|
$0.20
AFN14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
RSD38
|
$0.15
AFN11
|
|
pay 20.5% less for transportation
Serbia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
RSD695
|
$3.85
AFN272
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.61
RSD2,910
|
$14.64
AFN1,034
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,673.81
RSD2,917,022
|
$8,342.32
AFN589,217
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.78
RSD741
|
$11.58
AFN818
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Serbia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
RSD2,383
|
$179.88
AFN12,705
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.12
RSD31,618
|
$96.41
AFN6,809
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$208.18
RSD22,766
|
$58.93
AFN4,162
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.12
RSD12,152
|
$96.91
AFN6,845
|
|
pay 80.2% less for childcare
Serbia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.93
RSD24,051
|
$35.24
AFN2,489
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,902.44
RSD645,485
|
$1,385.55
AFN97,861
|
|
pay 6.5% less for entertainment and sports
Serbia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.96
RSD215
|
$4.62
AFN327
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
RSD169
|
$1.03
AFN73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
RSD393
|
$1.80
AFN127
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.04
RSD2,629
|
$10.98
AFN776
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
RSD493
|
$3.12
AFN220
|
|
pay 61.2% less for clothing
Serbia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.85
RSD6,982
|
$14.45
AFN1,021
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
RSD3,825
|
$21.98
AFN1,552
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.04
RSD9,627
|
$35.82
AFN2,530
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.98
RSD10,387
|
$27.74
AFN1,959
|
|
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