Cost of living comparison
Philippines is 2.2 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Philippines instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 45.1% more for restaurants
|
Afghanistan
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.34
AFN160
|
$3.60
₱211.24
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
AFN333
|
$3.18
₱186.57
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
AFN33
|
$0.73
₱42.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
AFN13
|
$0.40
₱23.47
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for groceries
|
Afghanistan
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
$1.17
₱68.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.99
AFN136
|
$3.38
₱198.30
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.40
AFN164
|
$6.61
₱388.59
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
AFN118
|
$1.92
₱112.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
AFN102
|
$1.82
₱107.04
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.28
AFN19
|
$1.33
₱78.30
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
AFN26
|
$0.64
₱37.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.33
AFN22
|
$1.14
₱67.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN17
|
$0.67
₱39.58
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
AFN14
|
$0.97
₱57.16
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.16
AFN11
|
$1.21
₱70.94
|
|
pay 28.5% more for transportation
|
Afghanistan
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.06
AFN277
|
$4.22
₱248.10
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.44
AFN1,054
|
$11.49
₱675.07
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,439.56
AFN576,136
|
$26,375.77
₱1,549,424.62
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.80
AFN805
|
$2.70
₱158.55
|
|
pay 59.4% more for housing
|
Afghanistan
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$189.66
AFN12,947
|
$29.28
₱1,720.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$88.17
AFN6,019
|
$242.58
₱14,250.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$59.20
AFN4,042
|
$157.31
₱9,241.24
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.63
AFN6,869
|
$81.80
₱4,805.57
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
|
Afghanistan
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$37.05
AFN2,530
|
$165.07
₱9,697.16
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,462.66
AFN99,850
|
$5,295.45
₱311,077.00
|
|
pay 58.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Afghanistan
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.14
AFN283
|
$1.23
₱72.28
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.05
AFN72
|
$2.19
₱128.49
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
AFN130
|
$2.57
₱150.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.46
AFN782
|
$29.66
₱1,742.15
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.29
AFN225
|
$5.28
₱310.18
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Afghanistan
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.11
AFN1,032
|
$35.44
₱2,081.79
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.99
AFN1,296
|
$22.98
₱1,350.01
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.51
AFN1,810
|
$64.92
₱3,813.39
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.50
AFN1,741
|
$60.53
₱3,555.79
|
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