Afghanistan is 56.1% cheaper than Puerto Rico.

If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Puerto Rico, you would:

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pay 72.5% less for restaurants

 
Puerto Rico
Afghanistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $15.81
 
$2.34
AFN159
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.53
 
$4.88
AFN332
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.60
 
$0.48
AFN33

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pay 75.3% less for groceries

 
Puerto Rico
Afghanistan
Bread
1 loaf
$3.14
 
$0.24
AFN17
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.23
 
$1.99
AFN136
Milk (1 gallon) $7.64
 
$2.40
AFN163

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pay 43.9% less for transportation

 
Puerto Rico
Afghanistan
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.74
 
$4.06
AFN277
Monthly public transit pass $49.80
 
$15.44
AFN1,051
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,875.00
 
$8,439.56
AFN574,841

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pay 2.7% less for housing

 
Puerto Rico
Afghanistan
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$59.13
 
$189.66
AFN12,918
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $830.95
 
$88.17
AFN6,005
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $536.89
 
$59.20
AFN4,032

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pay 88.0% less for childcare

 
Puerto Rico
Afghanistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $421.25
 
$37.05
AFN2,524
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,550.00
 
$1,462.66
AFN99,626

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pay 45.2% less for entertainment and sports

 
Puerto Rico
Afghanistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.72
 
$4.14
AFN282
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.36
 
$1.05
AFN71
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$10.94
 
$1.90
AFN130

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pay 65.2% less for clothing

 
Puerto Rico
Afghanistan
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$40.66
 
$15.11
AFN1,029
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$46.06
 
$18.99
AFN1,293
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$77.78
 
$26.51
AFN1,806

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: November 2024
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