Cost of living comparison
Armenia is 3.3 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Armenia instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Afghanistan
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.34
AFN160
|
$10.61
AMD4,134.07
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
AFN333
|
$9.00
AMD3,507.69
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
AFN33
|
$0.86
AMD335.46
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
AFN13
|
$0.49
AMD191.48
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Afghanistan
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
$0.70
AMD271.79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.99
AFN136
|
$3.88
AMD1,512.73
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.40
AFN164
|
$5.47
AMD2,132.51
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
AFN118
|
$2.20
AMD855.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
AFN102
|
$3.20
AMD1,248.42
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.28
AFN19
|
$0.56
AMD217.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
AFN26
|
$0.73
AMD285.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.33
AFN22
|
$0.64
AMD248.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN17
|
$0.80
AMD310.14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
AFN14
|
$0.34
AMD130.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.16
AFN11
|
$0.31
AMD122.50
|
|
pay 48.7% more for transportation
|
Afghanistan
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.06
AFN277
|
$4.63
AMD1,802.27
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.44
AFN1,054
|
$12.86
AMD5,010.99
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,439.56
AFN576,136
|
$30,864.95
AMD12,026,377.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.80
AFN805
|
$3.76
AMD1,463.21
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
|
Afghanistan
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$189.66
AFN12,947
|
$19.21
AMD7,484.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$88.17
AFN6,019
|
$684.28
AMD266,624.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$59.20
AFN4,042
|
$447.92
AMD174,529.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.63
AFN6,869
|
$89.01
AMD34,681.32
|
|
pay 6.7 times more for childcare
|
Afghanistan
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$37.05
AFN2,530
|
$270.71
AMD105,481.35
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,462.66
AFN99,850
|
$9,038.40
AMD3,521,768.62
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Afghanistan
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.14
AFN283
|
$1.67
AMD651.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.05
AFN72
|
$2.87
AMD1,117.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
AFN130
|
$2.57
AMD1,002.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.46
AFN782
|
$67.15
AMD26,166.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.29
AFN225
|
$5.79
AMD2,254.95
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for clothing
|
Afghanistan
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.11
AFN1,032
|
$70.99
AMD27,661.39
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.99
AFN1,296
|
$51.27
AMD19,976.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.51
AFN1,810
|
$139.93
AMD54,522.21
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.50
AFN1,741
|
$75.15
AMD29,281.61
|
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