Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of American Samoa, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
American Samoa
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$2.34
AFN164
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$4.88
AFN341
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.48
AFN33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.19
AFN13
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
American Samoa
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.24
AFN17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$1.99
AFN139
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$2.40
AFN168
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$1.73
AFN121
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.49
AFN104
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.28
AFN19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.38
AFN27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.33
AFN23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.25
AFN18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.21
AFN14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.16
AFN11
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
American Samoa
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.06
AFN284
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$15.44
AFN1,079
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$8,439.56
AFN590,086
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$11.80
AFN825
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
American Samoa
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$189.66
AFN13,261
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$88.17
AFN6,164
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$59.20
AFN4,139
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$100.63
AFN7,036
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
American Samoa
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$37.05
AFN2,591
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,462.66
AFN102,268
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
American Samoa
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$4.14
AFN290
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$1.05
AFN73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.90
AFN133
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$11.46
AFN801
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.29
AFN230
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
American Samoa
|
Afghanistan
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$15.11
AFN1,057
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$18.99
AFN1,327
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$26.51
AFN1,854
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$25.50
AFN1,783
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