Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 24.3% more expensive than Moldova.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Moldova, you would:
pay 51.3% less for restaurants
|
Moldova
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.37
MDL116.20
|
$2.34
AFN164
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.65
MDL121.26
|
$4.88
AFN341
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
MDL16.18
|
$0.48
AFN33
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
MDL11.27
|
$0.19
AFN13
|
|
pay 43.2% less for groceries
|
Moldova
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
MDL8.22
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.73
MDL86.19
|
$1.99
AFN139
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.55
MDL83.02
|
$2.40
AFN168
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
MDL34.81
|
$1.73
AFN121
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.35
MDL42.87
|
$1.49
AFN104
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.36
MDL6.51
|
$0.28
AFN19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
MDL14.59
|
$0.38
AFN27
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
MDL13.64
|
$0.33
AFN23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
MDL15.68
|
$0.25
AFN18
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.50
|
$0.21
AFN14
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.51
|
$0.16
AFN11
|
|
pay 24.0% more for transportation
|
Moldova
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
MDL91.04
|
$4.06
AFN284
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.97
MDL236.45
|
$15.44
AFN1,079
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,774.44
MDL469,867.35
|
$8,439.56
AFN589,866
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.49
MDL81.85
|
$11.80
AFN825
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for housing
|
Moldova
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.34
MDL188.53
|
$189.66
AFN13,256
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$453.48
MDL8,266.86
|
$88.17
AFN6,162
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.54
MDL6,937.16
|
$59.20
AFN4,138
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$170.43
MDL3,106.96
|
$100.63
AFN7,033
|
|
pay 81.0% less for childcare
|
Moldova
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$368.94
MDL6,725.86
|
$37.05
AFN2,590
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,247.42
MDL95,660.30
|
$1,462.66
AFN102,230
|
|
pay 11.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Moldova
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
MDL22.74
|
$4.14
AFN290
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.42
MDL25.87
|
$1.05
AFN73
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.77
MDL50.52
|
$1.90
AFN133
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.20
MDL769.32
|
$11.46
AFN801
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
MDL106.10
|
$3.29
AFN230
|
|
pay 72.1% less for clothing
|
Moldova
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.93
MDL1,147.18
|
$15.11
AFN1,056
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.50
MDL884.16
|
$18.99
AFN1,327
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.60
MDL1,724.53
|
$26.51
AFN1,853
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.56
MDL2,270.74
|
$25.50
AFN1,782
|
|
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