Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 33.8% cheaper than Dominican Republic.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
pay 54.3% less for restaurants
|
Dominican Republic
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.20
DOP436.45
|
$2.34
AFN164
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.54
DOP396.41
|
$4.88
AFN341
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
DOP58.92
|
$0.48
AFN33
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
DOP43.93
|
$0.19
AFN13
|
|
pay 49.3% less for groceries
|
Dominican Republic
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
DOP92.08
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
DOP199.06
|
$1.99
AFN139
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.35
DOP263.82
|
$2.40
AFN168
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
DOP102.57
|
$1.73
AFN121
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
DOP134.36
|
$1.49
AFN104
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
DOP65.07
|
$0.28
AFN19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP21.31
|
$0.38
AFN27
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
DOP58.69
|
$0.33
AFN23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
DOP40.01
|
$0.25
AFN18
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
DOP39.77
|
$0.21
AFN14
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
DOP54.64
|
$0.16
AFN11
|
|
pay 50.3% less for transportation
|
Dominican Republic
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
DOP281.44
|
$4.06
AFN284
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$56.13
DOP3,404.08
|
$15.44
AFN1,079
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,137.07
DOP1,585,234.05
|
$8,439.56
AFN590,086
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.92
DOP1,390.30
|
$11.80
AFN825
|
|
pay 89.7% more for housing
|
Dominican Republic
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.09
DOP2,188.62
|
$189.66
AFN13,261
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$624.27
DOP37,862.46
|
$88.17
AFN6,164
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$355.68
DOP21,572.00
|
$59.20
AFN4,139
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.67
DOP3,012.53
|
$100.63
AFN7,036
|
|
pay 76.2% less for childcare
|
Dominican Republic
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.80
DOP15,211.10
|
$37.05
AFN2,591
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,459.64
DOP270,480.61
|
$1,462.66
AFN102,268
|
|
pay 29.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dominican Republic
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.61
DOP158.31
|
$4.14
AFN290
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
DOP122.89
|
$1.05
AFN73
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.25
DOP257.81
|
$1.90
AFN133
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.73
DOP1,863.65
|
$11.46
AFN801
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
DOP338.22
|
$3.29
AFN230
|
|
pay 66.2% less for clothing
|
Dominican Republic
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.15
DOP2,799.31
|
$15.11
AFN1,057
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.61
DOP2,827.12
|
$18.99
AFN1,327
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.84
DOP4,903.21
|
$26.51
AFN1,854
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.22
DOP5,350.36
|
$25.50
AFN1,783
|
|
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