Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 2.3% more expensive than Macedonia.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Macedonia, you would:
pay 48.6% less for restaurants
|
Macedonia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.21
MKD307.57
|
$2.34
AFN164
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.44
MKD261.66
|
$4.88
AFN341
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
MKD86.98
|
$0.48
AFN33
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
MKD61.56
|
$0.19
AFN13
|
|
pay 44.2% less for groceries
|
Macedonia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
MKD39.58
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.49
MKD205.75
|
$1.99
AFN139
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.51
MKD265.74
|
$2.40
AFN168
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
MKD121.80
|
$1.73
AFN121
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
MKD165.63
|
$1.49
AFN104
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
MKD23.41
|
$0.28
AFN19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
MKD34.48
|
$0.38
AFN27
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
MKD29.57
|
$0.33
AFN23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
MKD39.36
|
$0.25
AFN18
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
MKD22.78
|
$0.21
AFN14
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
MKD25.57
|
$0.16
AFN11
|
|
pay 4.2% less for transportation
|
Macedonia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.31
MKD312.98
|
$4.06
AFN284
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.47
MKD1,443.33
|
$15.44
AFN1,079
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,527.06
MKD1,800,433.80
|
$8,439.56
AFN590,086
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.46
MKD322.20
|
$11.80
AFN825
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
|
Macedonia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.42
MKD968.61
|
$189.66
AFN13,261
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$243.32
MKD14,350.84
|
$88.17
AFN6,164
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$180.36
MKD10,637.35
|
$59.20
AFN4,139
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.51
MKD5,986.60
|
$100.63
AFN7,036
|
|
pay 52.9% less for childcare
|
Macedonia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.27
MKD13,286.00
|
$37.05
AFN2,591
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,883.00
MKD111,056.12
|
$1,462.66
AFN102,268
|
|
pay 3.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Macedonia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.78
MKD105.16
|
$4.14
AFN290
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
MKD92.09
|
$1.05
AFN73
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
MKD161.62
|
$1.90
AFN133
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.10
MKD1,480.12
|
$11.46
AFN801
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.74
MKD279.70
|
$3.29
AFN230
|
|
pay 61.4% less for clothing
|
Macedonia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.12
MKD2,956.23
|
$15.11
AFN1,057
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.45
MKD1,972.70
|
$18.99
AFN1,327
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.27
MKD4,262.64
|
$26.51
AFN1,854
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.74
MKD4,879.67
|
$25.50
AFN1,783
|
|
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