Cost of living comparison
Chile is 3.1 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Chile instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
|
Afghanistan
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.34
AFN159
|
$8.12
CLF0.2900
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
AFN332
|
$7.20
CLF0.2600
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
AFN33
|
$1.33
CLF0.0500
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
AFN13
|
$1.18
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
|
Afghanistan
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
$1.54
CLF0.0500
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.99
AFN136
|
$5.09
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.40
AFN163
|
$4.33
CLF0.1500
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
AFN118
|
$3.35
CLF0.1200
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
AFN101
|
$2.77
CLF0.1000
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.28
AFN19
|
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
AFN26
|
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.33
AFN22
|
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN17
|
$0.73
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
AFN14
|
$0.56
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.16
AFN11
|
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 61.6% more for transportation
|
Afghanistan
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.06
AFN277
|
$5.14
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.44
AFN1,051
|
$33.34
CLF1.1900
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,439.56
AFN574,841
|
$16,204.48
CLF579.4400
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.80
AFN804
|
$13.18
CLF0.4700
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Afghanistan
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$189.66
AFN12,918
|
$21.54
CLF0.7700
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$88.17
AFN6,005
|
$453.06
CLF16.2000
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$59.20
AFN4,032
|
$359.28
CLF12.8500
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.63
AFN6,854
|
$78.13
CLF2.7900
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for childcare
|
Afghanistan
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$37.05
AFN2,524
|
$313.82
CLF11.2200
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,462.66
AFN99,626
|
$4,486.89
CLF160.4400
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Afghanistan
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.14
AFN282
|
$2.73
CLF0.1000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.05
AFN71
|
$2.69
CLF0.1000
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
AFN130
|
$5.08
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.46
AFN780
|
$40.53
CLF1.4500
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.29
AFN224
|
$5.89
CLF0.2100
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
|
Afghanistan
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.11
AFN1,029
|
$43.89
CLF1.5700
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.99
AFN1,293
|
$28.66
CLF1.0200
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.51
AFN1,806
|
$61.62
CLF2.2000
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.50
AFN1,737
|
$78.35
CLF2.8000
|
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