Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 2.2 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Colombia instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 97.7% more for restaurants
|
Afghanistan
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.34
AFN164
|
$4.20
COP18,319.88
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
AFN341
|
$6.62
COP28,866.03
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
AFN33
|
$0.78
COP3,420.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
AFN13
|
$0.60
COP2,596.14
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Afghanistan
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
$1.27
COP5,544.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.99
AFN139
|
$2.16
COP9,436.58
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.40
AFN168
|
$3.88
COP16,920.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
AFN121
|
$2.02
COP8,810.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
AFN104
|
$2.19
COP9,542.92
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.28
AFN19
|
$1.07
COP4,671.58
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
AFN27
|
$0.45
COP1,982.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.33
AFN23
|
$0.55
COP2,405.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN18
|
$0.46
COP1,994.35
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
AFN14
|
$0.50
COP2,181.99
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.16
AFN11
|
$0.45
COP1,974.68
|
|
pay 56.5% more for transportation
|
Afghanistan
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.06
AFN284
|
$3.05
COP13,315.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.44
AFN1,079
|
$34.31
COP149,578.92
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,439.56
AFN590,086
|
$17,642.99
COP76,918,269.57
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.80
AFN825
|
$14.10
COP61,463.60
|
|
pay 96.4% more for housing
|
Afghanistan
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$189.66
AFN13,261
|
$22.88
COP99,735.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$88.17
AFN6,164
|
$272.41
COP1,187,640.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$59.20
AFN4,139
|
$235.87
COP1,028,326.59
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.63
AFN7,036
|
$66.40
COP289,496.72
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
|
Afghanistan
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$37.05
AFN2,591
|
$190.65
COP831,197.30
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,462.66
AFN102,268
|
$4,364.51
COP19,028,002.64
|
|
pay 15.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Afghanistan
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.14
AFN290
|
$1.15
COP5,030.61
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.05
AFN73
|
$1.40
COP6,122.11
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
AFN133
|
$2.09
COP9,123.34
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.46
AFN801
|
$22.45
COP97,895.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.29
AFN230
|
$3.65
COP15,929.76
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
|
Afghanistan
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.11
AFN1,057
|
$52.02
COP226,793.29
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.99
AFN1,327
|
$38.22
COP166,649.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.51
AFN1,854
|
$81.60
COP355,773.16
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.50
AFN1,783
|
$69.09
COP301,195.02
|
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