Cost of living comparison
Georgia is 2.6 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Georgia instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Afghanistan
|
Georgia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.34
AFN164
|
$9.82
GEL27.56
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
AFN341
|
$7.91
GEL22.20
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
AFN33
|
$0.83
GEL2.34
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
AFN13
|
$0.43
GEL1.22
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Afghanistan
|
Georgia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
$0.60
GEL1.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.99
AFN139
|
$3.99
GEL11.20
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.40
AFN168
|
$7.10
GEL19.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
AFN121
|
$2.30
GEL6.46
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
AFN104
|
$2.62
GEL7.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.28
AFN19
|
$0.53
GEL1.50
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
AFN27
|
$0.74
GEL2.08
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.33
AFN23
|
$0.71
GEL2.00
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN18
|
$0.68
GEL1.91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
AFN14
|
$0.29
GEL0.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.16
AFN11
|
$0.33
GEL0.92
|
|
pay 22.7% more for transportation
|
Afghanistan
|
Georgia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.06
AFN284
|
$4.48
GEL12.58
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.44
AFN1,079
|
$13.38
GEL37.57
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,439.56
AFN590,086
|
$20,514.71
GEL57,595.04
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.80
AFN825
|
$5.97
GEL16.77
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Afghanistan
|
Georgia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$189.66
AFN13,261
|
$15.81
GEL44.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$88.17
AFN6,164
|
$472.27
GEL1,325.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$59.20
AFN4,139
|
$323.81
GEL909.10
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.63
AFN7,036
|
$54.01
GEL151.64
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
|
Afghanistan
|
Georgia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$37.05
AFN2,591
|
$199.75
GEL560.81
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,462.66
AFN102,268
|
$3,840.26
GEL10,781.52
|
|
pay 90.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Afghanistan
|
Georgia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.14
AFN290
|
$1.54
GEL4.34
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.05
AFN73
|
$2.45
GEL6.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
AFN133
|
$2.92
GEL8.21
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.46
AFN801
|
$39.78
GEL111.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.29
AFN230
|
$5.96
GEL16.72
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for clothing
|
Afghanistan
|
Georgia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.11
AFN1,057
|
$62.01
GEL174.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.99
AFN1,327
|
$41.33
GEL116.04
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.51
AFN1,854
|
$100.06
GEL280.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.50
AFN1,783
|
$103.32
GEL290.07
|
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