Cost of living comparison
Kyrgyzstan is 2.6 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 69.8% more for restaurants
|
Afghanistan
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.34
AFN160
|
$5.80
KGS500.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
AFN333
|
$5.68
KGS490.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
AFN33
|
$0.68
KGS58.29
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
AFN13
|
$0.33
KGS28.56
|
|
pay 95.0% more for groceries
|
Afghanistan
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
$0.48
KGS41.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.99
AFN136
|
$5.14
KGS443.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.40
AFN164
|
$3.25
KGS279.78
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
AFN118
|
$1.76
KGS151.47
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
AFN102
|
$2.41
KGS208.15
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.28
AFN19
|
$0.47
KGS40.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
AFN26
|
$0.85
KGS73.32
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.33
AFN22
|
$0.94
KGS81.34
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN17
|
$0.90
KGS77.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
AFN14
|
$0.23
KGS19.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.16
AFN11
|
$0.24
KGS20.70
|
|
pay 55.8% more for transportation
|
Afghanistan
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.06
AFN277
|
$2.90
KGS250.38
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.44
AFN1,054
|
$7.54
KGS650.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,439.56
AFN576,136
|
$39,443.16
KGS3,400,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.80
AFN805
|
$4.18
KGS360.00
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Afghanistan
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$189.66
AFN12,947
|
$12.05
KGS1,038.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$88.17
AFN6,019
|
$474.69
KGS40,917.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$59.20
AFN4,042
|
$353.07
KGS30,434.35
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.63
AFN6,869
|
$23.19
KGS1,998.93
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for childcare
|
Afghanistan
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$37.05
AFN2,530
|
$230.15
KGS19,838.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,462.66
AFN99,850
|
$6,168.50
KGS531,725.00
|
|
pay 62.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Afghanistan
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.14
AFN283
|
$1.16
KGS100.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.05
AFN72
|
$2.06
KGS177.22
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
AFN130
|
$1.56
KGS134.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.46
AFN782
|
$43.01
KGS3,707.07
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.29
AFN225
|
$4.35
KGS375.00
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
|
Afghanistan
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.11
AFN1,032
|
$40.60
KGS3,500.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.99
AFN1,296
|
$38.86
KGS3,350.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.51
AFN1,810
|
$103.88
KGS8,954.55
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.50
AFN1,741
|
$96.67
KGS8,333.33
|
|
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