Cost of living comparison
Japan is 3.6 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Japan instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Afghanistan
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.34
AFN160
|
$6.44
¥994
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
AFN333
|
$4.94
¥763
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
AFN33
|
$0.97
¥150
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
AFN13
|
$0.73
¥113
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for groceries
|
Afghanistan
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
$1.52
¥235
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.99
AFN136
|
$5.72
¥883
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.40
AFN164
|
$5.46
¥842
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
AFN118
|
$2.02
¥311
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
AFN102
|
$2.73
¥421
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.28
AFN19
|
$2.17
¥336
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
AFN26
|
$1.02
¥158
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.33
AFN22
|
$1.64
¥253
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN17
|
$2.04
¥314
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
AFN14
|
$1.26
¥195
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.16
AFN11
|
$1.08
¥167
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Afghanistan
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.06
AFN277
|
$4.22
¥652
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.44
AFN1,054
|
$57.82
¥8,923
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,439.56
AFN576,136
|
$22,042.19
¥3,401,882
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.80
AFN805
|
$25.42
¥3,924
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
|
Afghanistan
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$189.66
AFN12,947
|
$31.09
¥4,798
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$88.17
AFN6,019
|
$500.38
¥77,226
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$59.20
AFN4,042
|
$325.42
¥50,223
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.63
AFN6,869
|
$113.04
¥17,446
|
|
pay 7.7 times more for childcare
|
Afghanistan
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$37.05
AFN2,530
|
$288.10
¥44,464
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,462.66
AFN99,850
|
$11,095.30
¥1,712,394
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Afghanistan
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.14
AFN283
|
$2.71
¥418
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.05
AFN72
|
$2.78
¥429
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
AFN130
|
$3.98
¥615
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.46
AFN782
|
$57.72
¥8,908
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.29
AFN225
|
$11.97
¥1,848
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
Afghanistan
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.11
AFN1,032
|
$40.54
¥6,257
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.99
AFN1,296
|
$26.82
¥4,139
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.51
AFN1,810
|
$54.08
¥8,346
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.50
AFN1,741
|
$81.66
¥12,604
|
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