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
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.28
PYG25,602
|
$2.34
AFN164
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.41
PYG34,356
|
$4.88
AFN341
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PYG6,244
|
$0.48
AFN33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PYG3,616
|
$0.19
AFN13
|
|
pay 29.0% less for groceries
Paraguay
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.64
PYG4,976
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.72
PYG21,170
|
$1.99
AFN139
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
PYG23,398
|
$2.40
AFN168
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
PYG13,021
|
$1.73
AFN121
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
PYG10,042
|
$1.49
AFN104
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
PYG6,421
|
$0.28
AFN19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
PYG2,525
|
$0.38
AFN27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
PYG2,906
|
$0.33
AFN23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
PYG4,975
|
$0.25
AFN18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PYG3,267
|
$0.21
AFN14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
PYG3,098
|
$0.16
AFN11
|
|
pay 8.6% less for transportation
Paraguay
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
PYG27,348
|
$4.06
AFN284
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
PYG198,207
|
$15.44
AFN1,079
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,874.44
PYG115,951,288
|
$8,439.56
AFN590,086
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.90
PYG69,373
|
$11.80
AFN825
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
Paraguay
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.38
PYG127,697
|
$189.66
AFN13,261
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$340.08
PYG2,651,023
|
$88.17
AFN6,164
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.33
PYG2,037,131
|
$59.20
AFN4,139
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.63
PYG223,206
|
$100.63
AFN7,036
|
|
pay 61.7% less for childcare
Paraguay
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$130.10
PYG1,014,161
|
$37.05
AFN2,591
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,042.69
PYG23,718,811
|
$1,462.66
AFN102,268
|
|
pay 52.8% more for entertainment and sports
Paraguay
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
PYG7,928
|
$4.14
AFN290
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
PYG12,900
|
$1.05
AFN73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.06
PYG8,259
|
$1.90
AFN133
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.68
PYG200,189
|
$11.46
AFN801
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.77
PYG37,164
|
$3.29
AFN230
|
|
pay 55.6% less for clothing
Paraguay
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.60
PYG394,433
|
$15.11
AFN1,057
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.53
PYG245,777
|
$18.99
AFN1,327
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.98
PYG553,329
|
$26.51
AFN1,854
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.85
PYG396,415
|
$25.50
AFN1,783
|
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