Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 10.6% more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 58.7% less for restaurants
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Lesotho
|
Afghanistan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$2.34
AFN164
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.58
LSL212.37
|
$4.88
AFN341
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
LSL18.87
|
$0.48
AFN33
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
LSL9.95
|
$0.19
AFN13
|
|
pay 51.3% less for groceries
|
Lesotho
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
LSL15.05
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.67
LSL48.94
|
$1.99
AFN139
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.65
LSL66.91
|
$2.40
AFN168
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
LSL23.41
|
$1.73
AFN121
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
LSL56.69
|
$1.49
AFN104
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.18
|
$0.28
AFN19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
LSL18.42
|
$0.38
AFN27
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
LSL18.11
|
$0.33
AFN23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
LSL21.26
|
$0.25
AFN18
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
LSL11.18
|
$0.21
AFN14
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
LSL12.60
|
$0.16
AFN11
|
|
pay 1.4% less for transportation
|
Lesotho
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
LSL85.01
|
$4.06
AFN284
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.40
LSL520.76
|
$15.44
AFN1,079
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,879.98
LSL364,535.15
|
$8,439.56
AFN590,086
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.62
LSL103.11
|
$11.80
AFN825
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
|
Lesotho
|
Afghanistan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.72
LSL416.61
|
$189.66
AFN13,261
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.89
LSL2,638.54
|
$88.17
AFN6,164
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$72.89
LSL1,336.63
|
$59.20
AFN4,139
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$100.63
AFN7,036
|
|
pay 28.6% more for childcare
|
Lesotho
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.35
LSL538.12
|
$37.05
AFN2,591
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,117.07
LSL20,483.40
|
$1,462.66
AFN102,268
|
|
pay 0.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lesotho
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
LSL34.00
|
$4.14
AFN290
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.29
LSL23.69
|
$1.05
AFN73
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.83
LSL88.53
|
$1.90
AFN133
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.77
LSL399.25
|
$11.46
AFN801
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.29
AFN230
|
|
pay 68.1% less for clothing
|
Lesotho
|
Afghanistan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.60
LSL781.15
|
$15.11
AFN1,057
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.76
LSL729.07
|
$18.99
AFN1,327
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.35
LSL1,840.03
|
$26.51
AFN1,854
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.00
LSL2,603.82
|
$25.50
AFN1,783
|
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