Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 32.6% cheaper than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 46.0% less for restaurants
|
Ethiopia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB728.79
|
$2.34
AFN160
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB757.37
|
$4.88
AFN333
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB95.35
|
$0.48
AFN33
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB60.99
|
$0.19
AFN13
|
|
pay 58.2% less for groceries
|
Ethiopia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB145.95
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB589.53
|
$1.99
AFN136
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB738.34
|
$2.40
AFN164
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB321.78
|
$1.73
AFN118
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB685.82
|
$1.49
AFN102
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB401.00
|
$0.28
AFN19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB61.51
|
$0.38
AFN26
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB130.97
|
$0.33
AFN22
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB46.95
|
$0.25
AFN17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB37.81
|
$0.21
AFN14
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB96.46
|
$0.16
AFN11
|
|
pay 48.3% more for transportation
|
Ethiopia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB592.72
|
$4.06
AFN277
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,214.65
|
$15.44
AFN1,054
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,036,634.27
|
$8,439.56
AFN576,136
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB445.17
|
$11.80
AFN805
|
|
pay 45.2% less for housing
|
Ethiopia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB20,790.82
|
$189.66
AFN12,947
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB78,357.31
|
$88.17
AFN6,019
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB51,348.54
|
$59.20
AFN4,042
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB15,163.52
|
$100.63
AFN6,869
|
|
pay 75.6% less for childcare
|
Ethiopia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB9,896.18
|
$37.05
AFN2,530
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,334,354.21
|
$1,462.66
AFN99,850
|
|
pay 23.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ethiopia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB121.47
|
$4.14
AFN283
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB139.65
|
$1.05
AFN72
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB485.86
|
$1.90
AFN130
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,004.16
|
$11.46
AFN782
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB813.82
|
$3.29
AFN225
|
|
pay 74.4% less for clothing
|
Ethiopia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB5,870.83
|
$15.11
AFN1,032
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,130.15
|
$18.99
AFN1,296
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB13,220.62
|
$26.51
AFN1,810
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB14,493.46
|
$25.50
AFN1,741
|
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