Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 14.0% cheaper than Tanzania.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 35.9% less for restaurants
|
Tanzania
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
TZS9,813.23
|
$2.08
AFN149
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.04
TZS15,721.88
|
$4.08
AFN293
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TZS1,527.87
|
$0.46
AFN33
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
TZS916.61
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
pay 40.1% less for groceries
|
Tanzania
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
TZS1,968.96
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
TZS9,209.53
|
$1.90
AFN136
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
TZS11,683.41
|
$2.27
AFN163
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
TZS4,875.55
|
$1.65
AFN118
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
TZS5,803.03
|
$1.42
AFN102
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
TZS2,957.78
|
$0.27
AFN19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
TZS1,044.17
|
$0.37
AFN26
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
TZS987.89
|
$0.32
AFN23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
TZS1,010.75
|
$0.25
AFN18
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TZS729.00
|
$0.20
AFN14
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
TZS1,046.99
|
$0.15
AFN11
|
|
pay 8.2% less for transportation
|
Tanzania
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
TZS11,308.13
|
$3.85
AFN276
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.63
TZS30,286.35
|
$14.64
AFN1,050
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,997.25
TZS41,643,736.51
|
$8,342.32
AFN598,542
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.49
TZS29,901.32
|
$11.58
AFN831
|
|
pay 66.0% more for housing
|
Tanzania
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.88
TZS142,856.02
|
$179.88
AFN12,906
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$299.88
TZS780,653.61
|
$96.41
AFN6,917
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.77
TZS533,048.05
|
$58.93
AFN4,228
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.19
TZS91,598.77
|
$96.91
AFN6,953
|
|
pay 81.2% less for childcare
|
Tanzania
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$239.74
TZS624,076.48
|
$35.24
AFN2,528
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,071.51
TZS15,805,235.66
|
$1,385.55
AFN99,410
|
|
pay 31.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tanzania
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
TZS3,017.98
|
$4.62
AFN332
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
TZS4,834.04
|
$1.03
AFN74
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
TZS4,379.70
|
$1.80
AFN129
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
TZS96,312.91
|
$10.98
AFN788
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.83
TZS12,579.36
|
$3.12
AFN224
|
|
pay 29.8% less for clothing
|
Tanzania
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.50
TZS42,939.68
|
$14.45
AFN1,037
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.56
TZS87,354.30
|
$21.98
AFN1,577
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.99
TZS132,748.56
|
$35.82
AFN2,570
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.03
TZS125,037.35
|
$27.74
AFN1,990
|
|
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