Cost of living comparison
India is 14.4% more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in India instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 2.6% less for restaurants
|
Afghanistan
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
AFN139
|
$2.48
₹208.81
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.08
AFN273
|
$3.94
₹331.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
AFN31
|
$0.39
₹33.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
AFN13
|
$0.17
₹14.36
|
|
pay 30.0% more for groceries
|
Afghanistan
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.24
AFN16
|
$0.46
₹38.96
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.90
AFN127
|
$2.56
₹215.01
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.27
AFN152
|
$2.56
₹214.89
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
AFN110
|
$0.93
₹77.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.42
AFN95
|
$1.36
₹114.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.27
AFN18
|
$0.85
₹71.89
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
AFN25
|
$0.31
₹26.24
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.32
AFN21
|
$0.47
₹39.56
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN16
|
$0.23
₹19.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
AFN13
|
$0.16
₹13.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
AFN10
|
$0.17
₹14.50
|
|
pay 6.0% less for transportation
|
Afghanistan
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
AFN257
|
$4.69
₹394.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.64
AFN979
|
$10.04
₹844.22
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,342.32
AFN557,586
|
$13,372.81
₹1,124,467.17
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.58
AFN774
|
$2.97
₹249.80
|
|
pay 18.4% less for housing
|
Afghanistan
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$179.88
AFN12,023
|
$7.66
₹644.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$96.41
AFN6,444
|
$136.15
₹11,448.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$58.93
AFN3,939
|
$88.97
₹7,480.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.91
AFN6,477
|
$28.75
₹2,417.46
|
|
pay 42.3% more for childcare
|
Afghanistan
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$35.24
AFN2,355
|
$58.47
₹4,916.57
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,385.55
AFN92,608
|
$1,644.63
₹138,290.13
|
|
pay 30.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Afghanistan
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.62
AFN309
|
$1.84
₹154.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
AFN69
|
$1.59
₹134.07
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
AFN120
|
$3.63
₹305.54
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$10.98
AFN734
|
$16.08
₹1,352.18
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
AFN209
|
$3.38
₹284.09
|
|
pay 25.1% more for clothing
|
Afghanistan
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.45
AFN966
|
$23.53
₹1,978.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.98
AFN1,469
|
$24.73
₹2,079.60
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.82
AFN2,394
|
$41.02
₹3,449.38
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$27.74
AFN1,854
|
$30.71
₹2,582.51
|
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