Cost of living comparison
Zimbabwe is 2.6 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Zimbabwe instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Afghanistan
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.34
AFN164
|
$7.12
ZWL2,294.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
AFN341
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
AFN33
|
$0.62
ZWL198.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
AFN13
|
$0.51
ZWL164.26
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
|
Afghanistan
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
$1.02
ZWL328.81
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.99
AFN139
|
$5.32
ZWL1,712.90
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.40
AFN168
|
$5.64
ZWL1,815.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
AFN121
|
$2.05
ZWL661.44
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
AFN104
|
$2.28
ZWL732.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.28
AFN19
|
$1.02
ZWL327.34
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
AFN27
|
$0.78
ZWL250.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.33
AFN23
|
$1.16
ZWL375.00
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN18
|
$0.67
ZWL217.19
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
AFN14
|
$0.52
ZWL168.11
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.16
AFN11
|
$0.82
ZWL264.39
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Afghanistan
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.06
AFN284
|
$6.15
ZWL1,979.95
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.44
AFN1,079
|
$36.25
ZWL11,672.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,439.56
AFN590,086
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.80
AFN825
|
$21.94
ZWL7,065.30
|
|
pay 94.0% more for housing
|
Afghanistan
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$189.66
AFN13,261
|
$126.28
ZWL40,661.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$88.17
AFN6,164
|
$283.93
ZWL91,425.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$59.20
AFN4,139
|
$200.00
ZWL64,400.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.63
AFN7,036
|
$49.83
ZWL16,046.33
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for childcare
|
Afghanistan
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$37.05
AFN2,591
|
$210.71
ZWL67,850.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,462.66
AFN102,268
|
$7,562.50
ZWL2,435,125.00
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Afghanistan
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.14
AFN290
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.05
AFN73
|
$2.65
ZWL854.83
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
AFN133
|
$1.56
ZWL503.12
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.46
AFN801
|
$44.32
ZWL14,270.45
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.29
AFN230
|
$10.00
ZWL3,220.00
|
|
pay 59.5% more for clothing
|
Afghanistan
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.11
AFN1,057
|
$21.11
ZWL6,797.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.99
AFN1,327
|
$19.44
ZWL6,261.11
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.51
AFN1,854
|
$52.50
ZWL16,905.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.50
AFN1,783
|
$50.45
ZWL16,246.36
|
|
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