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
MDL115.19
|
$2.34
AFN160
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.65
MDL120.19
|
$4.88
AFN333
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
MDL16.04
|
$0.48
AFN33
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
MDL11.17
|
$0.19
AFN13
|
|
pay 43.2% less for groceries
|
Moldova
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
MDL8.15
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.73
MDL85.44
|
$1.99
AFN136
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.55
MDL82.30
|
$2.40
AFN164
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
MDL34.51
|
$1.73
AFN118
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.35
MDL42.49
|
$1.49
AFN102
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.36
MDL6.45
|
$0.28
AFN19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
MDL14.47
|
$0.38
AFN26
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
MDL13.52
|
$0.33
AFN22
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
MDL15.54
|
$0.25
AFN17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.45
|
$0.21
AFN14
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.46
|
$0.16
AFN11
|
|
pay 24.0% more for transportation
|
Moldova
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
MDL90.24
|
$4.06
AFN277
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.97
MDL234.38
|
$15.44
AFN1,054
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,774.44
MDL465,749.21
|
$8,439.56
AFN576,136
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.49
MDL81.13
|
$11.80
AFN805
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for housing
|
Moldova
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.34
MDL186.87
|
$189.66
AFN12,947
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$453.48
MDL8,194.40
|
$88.17
AFN6,019
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.54
MDL6,876.36
|
$59.20
AFN4,042
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$170.43
MDL3,079.73
|
$100.63
AFN6,869
|
|
pay 81.0% less for childcare
|
Moldova
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$368.94
MDL6,666.91
|
$37.05
AFN2,530
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,247.42
MDL94,821.89
|
$1,462.66
AFN99,850
|
|
pay 11.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Moldova
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
MDL22.54
|
$4.14
AFN283
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.42
MDL25.64
|
$1.05
AFN72
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.77
MDL50.08
|
$1.90
AFN130
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.20
MDL762.58
|
$11.46
AFN782
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
MDL105.17
|
$3.29
AFN225
|
|
pay 72.1% less for clothing
|
Moldova
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.93
MDL1,137.12
|
$15.11
AFN1,032
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.50
MDL876.41
|
$18.99
AFN1,296
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.60
MDL1,709.42
|
$26.51
AFN1,810
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.56
MDL2,250.84
|
$25.50
AFN1,741
|
|
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