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
AFN160
|
$2.40
₹202.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
AFN333
|
$3.90
₹329.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
AFN33
|
$0.40
₹33.45
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
AFN13
|
$0.17
₹14.03
|
|
pay 27.8% more for groceries
|
Afghanistan
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
$0.46
₹38.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.99
AFN136
|
$2.54
₹214.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.40
AFN164
|
$2.56
₹216.11
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
AFN118
|
$0.94
₹79.30
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
AFN102
|
$1.37
₹115.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.28
AFN19
|
$0.88
₹74.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
AFN26
|
$0.32
₹27.39
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.33
AFN22
|
$0.48
₹40.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN17
|
$0.24
₹20.37
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
AFN14
|
$0.16
₹13.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.16
AFN11
|
$0.19
₹15.84
|
|
pay 8.9% less for transportation
|
Afghanistan
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.06
AFN277
|
$4.62
₹389.78
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.44
AFN1,054
|
$10.12
₹854.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,439.56
AFN576,136
|
$13,525.56
₹1,141,968.05
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.80
AFN805
|
$2.94
₹248.12
|
|
pay 14.3% less for housing
|
Afghanistan
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$189.66
AFN12,947
|
$7.39
₹623.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$88.17
AFN6,019
|
$138.05
₹11,655.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$59.20
AFN4,042
|
$90.33
₹7,626.78
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.63
AFN6,869
|
$29.97
₹2,530.27
|
|
pay 28.7% more for childcare
|
Afghanistan
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$37.05
AFN2,530
|
$55.73
₹4,705.19
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,462.66
AFN99,850
|
$1,565.54
₹132,179.08
|
|
pay 24.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Afghanistan
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.14
AFN283
|
$1.84
₹155.02
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.05
AFN72
|
$1.59
₹133.95
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
AFN130
|
$3.59
₹303.14
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.46
AFN782
|
$15.33
₹1,294.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.29
AFN225
|
$3.35
₹283.04
|
|
pay 42.9% more for clothing
|
Afghanistan
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.11
AFN1,032
|
$24.02
₹2,028.27
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.99
AFN1,296
|
$25.36
₹2,141.37
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.51
AFN1,810
|
$41.62
₹3,513.74
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.50
AFN1,741
|
$31.12
₹2,627.18
|
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