Cost of living comparison
If you lived in American Samoa instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Afghanistan
|
American Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.34
AFN159
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
AFN332
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
AFN33
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
AFN13
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Afghanistan
|
American Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.99
AFN136
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.40
AFN163
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
AFN118
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
AFN101
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.28
AFN19
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
AFN26
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.33
AFN22
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN17
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
AFN14
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.16
AFN11
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Afghanistan
|
American Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.06
AFN277
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.44
AFN1,051
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,439.56
AFN574,841
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.80
AFN804
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Afghanistan
|
American Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$189.66
AFN12,918
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$88.17
AFN6,005
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$59.20
AFN4,032
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.63
AFN6,854
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Afghanistan
|
American Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$37.05
AFN2,524
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,462.66
AFN99,626
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Afghanistan
|
American Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.14
AFN282
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.05
AFN71
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
AFN130
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.46
AFN780
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.29
AFN224
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Afghanistan
|
American Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.11
AFN1,029
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.99
AFN1,293
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.51
AFN1,806
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.50
AFN1,737
|
?? |
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