Cost of living comparison
Saint Kitts and Nevis is 4.7 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Saint Kitts and Nevis instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 7.1 times more for restaurants
|
Afghanistan
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.34
AFN160
|
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
AFN333
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
AFN33
|
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
AFN13
|
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for groceries
|
Afghanistan
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.99
AFN136
|
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.40
AFN164
|
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
AFN118
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
AFN102
|
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.28
AFN19
|
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
AFN26
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.33
AFN22
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN17
|
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
AFN14
|
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.16
AFN11
|
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Afghanistan
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.06
AFN277
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.44
AFN1,054
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,439.56
AFN576,136
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.80
AFN805
|
?? |
pay 4.3 times more for housing
|
Afghanistan
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$189.66
AFN12,947
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$88.17
AFN6,019
|
$700.00
EC$1,891.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$59.20
AFN4,042
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.63
AFN6,869
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Afghanistan
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$37.05
AFN2,530
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,462.66
AFN99,850
|
?? |
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Afghanistan
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.14
AFN283
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.05
AFN72
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
AFN130
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.46
AFN782
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.29
AFN225
|
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for clothing
|
Afghanistan
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.11
AFN1,032
|
$88.81
EC$240.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.99
AFN1,296
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.51
AFN1,810
|
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.50
AFN1,741
|
?? | |
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