Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 22.6% more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 29.3% less for restaurants
|
Paraguay
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.28
PYG25,703
|
$2.34
AFN160
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.41
PYG34,491
|
$4.88
AFN333
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PYG6,269
|
$0.48
AFN33
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PYG3,630
|
$0.19
AFN13
|
|
pay 29.0% less for groceries
|
Paraguay
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.64
PYG4,995
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.72
PYG21,253
|
$1.99
AFN136
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
PYG23,490
|
$2.40
AFN164
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
PYG13,072
|
$1.73
AFN118
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
PYG10,082
|
$1.49
AFN102
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
PYG6,446
|
$0.28
AFN19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
PYG2,535
|
$0.38
AFN26
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
PYG2,917
|
$0.33
AFN22
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
PYG4,994
|
$0.25
AFN17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PYG3,279
|
$0.21
AFN14
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
PYG3,110
|
$0.16
AFN11
|
|
pay 8.6% less for transportation
|
Paraguay
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
PYG27,456
|
$4.06
AFN277
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
PYG198,989
|
$15.44
AFN1,054
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,874.44
PYG116,408,377
|
$8,439.56
AFN576,136
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.90
PYG69,646
|
$11.80
AFN805
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
|
Paraguay
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.38
PYG128,200
|
$189.66
AFN12,947
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$340.08
PYG2,661,474
|
$88.17
AFN6,019
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.33
PYG2,045,161
|
$59.20
AFN4,042
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.63
PYG224,086
|
$100.63
AFN6,869
|
|
pay 61.7% less for childcare
|
Paraguay
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$130.10
PYG1,018,159
|
$37.05
AFN2,530
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,042.69
PYG23,812,312
|
$1,462.66
AFN99,850
|
|
pay 52.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Paraguay
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
PYG7,960
|
$4.14
AFN283
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
PYG12,951
|
$1.05
AFN72
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.06
PYG8,291
|
$1.90
AFN130
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.68
PYG200,979
|
$11.46
AFN782
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.77
PYG37,310
|
$3.29
AFN225
|
|
pay 55.6% less for clothing
|
Paraguay
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.60
PYG395,987
|
$15.11
AFN1,032
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.53
PYG246,746
|
$18.99
AFN1,296
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.98
PYG555,510
|
$26.51
AFN1,810
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.85
PYG397,977
|
$25.50
AFN1,741
|
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