Cost of living comparison
India is 12.6% more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in India instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 11.9% less for restaurants
|
Afghanistan
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.34
AFN164
|
$2.40
₹203.57
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
AFN341
|
$3.90
₹331.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
AFN33
|
$0.40
₹33.60
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
AFN13
|
$0.17
₹14.09
|
|
pay 27.8% more for groceries
|
Afghanistan
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
$0.46
₹39.07
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.99
AFN139
|
$2.54
₹215.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.40
AFN168
|
$2.56
₹217.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
AFN121
|
$0.94
₹79.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
AFN104
|
$1.37
₹115.86
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.28
AFN19
|
$0.88
₹74.93
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
AFN27
|
$0.32
₹27.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.33
AFN23
|
$0.48
₹40.38
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN18
|
$0.24
₹20.47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
AFN14
|
$0.16
₹13.87
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.16
AFN11
|
$0.19
₹15.91
|
|
pay 8.9% less for transportation
|
Afghanistan
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.06
AFN284
|
$4.62
₹391.56
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.44
AFN1,079
|
$10.12
₹858.66
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,439.56
AFN589,866
|
$13,525.56
₹1,147,195.14
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.80
AFN825
|
$2.94
₹249.25
|
|
pay 14.3% less for housing
|
Afghanistan
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$189.66
AFN13,256
|
$7.39
₹626.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$88.17
AFN6,162
|
$138.05
₹11,709.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$59.20
AFN4,138
|
$90.33
₹7,661.69
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.63
AFN7,033
|
$29.97
₹2,541.86
|
|
pay 28.7% more for childcare
|
Afghanistan
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$37.05
AFN2,590
|
$55.73
₹4,726.73
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,462.66
AFN102,230
|
$1,565.54
₹132,784.09
|
|
pay 24.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Afghanistan
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.14
AFN290
|
$1.84
₹155.72
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.05
AFN73
|
$1.59
₹134.56
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
AFN133
|
$3.59
₹304.52
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.46
AFN801
|
$15.33
₹1,300.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.29
AFN230
|
$3.35
₹284.33
|
|
pay 42.9% more for clothing
|
Afghanistan
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.11
AFN1,056
|
$24.02
₹2,037.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.99
AFN1,327
|
$25.36
₹2,151.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.51
AFN1,853
|
$41.62
₹3,529.83
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.50
AFN1,782
|
$31.12
₹2,639.21
|
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