Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 54.0% cheaper than Singapore.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 65.9% less for restaurants
|
Singapore
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
SGD13.65
|
$2.34
AFN160
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.52
SGD10.11
|
$4.88
AFN333
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
SGD2.04
|
$0.48
AFN33
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
SGD1.50
|
$0.19
AFN13
|
|
pay 76.2% less for groceries
|
Singapore
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
SGD2.83
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.41
SGD11.31
|
$1.99
AFN136
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.38
SGD13.95
|
$2.40
AFN164
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.30
SGD4.43
|
$1.73
AFN118
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
SGD6.04
|
$1.49
AFN102
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
SGD2.42
|
$0.28
AFN19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.36
SGD1.83
|
$0.38
AFN26
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
SGD2.42
|
$0.33
AFN22
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
SGD1.70
|
$0.25
AFN17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.02
SGD1.37
|
$0.21
AFN14
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
SGD1.39
|
$0.16
AFN11
|
|
pay 50.6% less for transportation
|
Singapore
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.18
SGD11.00
|
$4.06
AFN277
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.29
SGD121.32
|
$15.44
AFN1,054
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$135,434.68
SGD181,983.58
|
$8,439.56
AFN576,136
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.48
SGD12.74
|
$11.80
AFN805
|
|
pay 53.4% more for housing
|
Singapore
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.16
SGD48.59
|
$189.66
AFN12,947
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,745.11
SGD3,688.60
|
$88.17
AFN6,019
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,988.78
SGD2,672.32
|
$59.20
AFN4,042
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$121.43
SGD163.17
|
$100.63
AFN6,869
|
|
pay 95.8% less for childcare
|
Singapore
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,189.74
SGD1,598.66
|
$37.05
AFN2,530
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,370.99
SGD36,778.40
|
$1,462.66
AFN99,850
|
|
pay 72.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Singapore
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.73
SGD9.05
|
$4.14
AFN283
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.71
SGD6.33
|
$1.05
AFN72
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.64
SGD16.99
|
$1.90
AFN130
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$105.20
SGD141.36
|
$11.46
AFN782
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.29
SGD15.17
|
$3.29
AFN225
|
|
pay 71.0% less for clothing
|
Singapore
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.32
SGD89.11
|
$15.11
AFN1,032
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.36
SGD59.61
|
$18.99
AFN1,296
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.71
SGD129.94
|
$26.51
AFN1,810
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.62
SGD149.99
|
$25.50
AFN1,741
|
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