Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 28.2% more expensive than Azerbaijan.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Azerbaijan, you would:
pay 39.5% less for restaurants
|
Azerbaijan
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.16
AZN12.17
|
$2.34
AFN159
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.08
AZN10.33
|
$4.88
AFN332
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
AZN1.15
|
$0.48
AFN33
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
AZN0.56
|
$0.19
AFN13
|
|
pay 27.5% less for groceries
|
Azerbaijan
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.37
AZN0.64
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.25
AZN3.82
|
$1.99
AFN136
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.99
AZN8.49
|
$2.40
AFN163
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
AZN2.16
|
$1.73
AFN118
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.86
AZN3.17
|
$1.49
AFN101
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
AZN0.65
|
$0.28
AFN19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
AZN1.25
|
$0.38
AFN26
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
AZN1.03
|
$0.33
AFN22
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
AZN1.29
|
$0.25
AFN17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
AZN0.43
|
$0.21
AFN14
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
AZN0.32
|
$0.16
AFN11
|
|
pay 43.6% more for transportation
|
Azerbaijan
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.29
AZN3.89
|
$4.06
AFN277
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.53
AZN23.00
|
$15.44
AFN1,051
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,196.08
AZN34,333.33
|
$8,439.56
AFN574,841
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.90
AZN8.32
|
$11.80
AFN804
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for housing
|
Azerbaijan
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.53
AZN21.30
|
$189.66
AFN12,918
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$303.97
AZN516.74
|
$88.17
AFN6,005
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$222.12
AZN377.60
|
$59.20
AFN4,032
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.77
AZN62.51
|
$100.63
AFN6,854
|
|
pay 72.6% less for childcare
|
Azerbaijan
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$169.65
AZN288.40
|
$37.05
AFN2,524
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,419.31
AZN7,512.82
|
$1,462.66
AFN99,626
|
|
pay 0.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Azerbaijan
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.32
AZN2.25
|
$4.14
AFN282
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
AZN4.65
|
$1.05
AFN71
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.53
AZN6.00
|
$1.90
AFN130
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.62
AZN55.45
|
$11.46
AFN780
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
$3.29
AFN224
|
|
pay 66.6% less for clothing
|
Azerbaijan
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.10
AZN86.87
|
$15.11
AFN1,029
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.64
AZN72.49
|
$18.99
AFN1,293
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.53
AZN174.29
|
$26.51
AFN1,806
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.92
AZN129.06
|
$25.50
AFN1,737
|
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