Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 67.4% cheaper than Vanuatu.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Vanuatu, you would:
pay 73.8% less for restaurants
|
Vanuatu
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.23
VUV1,334
|
$2.34
AFN160
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
VUV1,139
|
$4.88
AFN333
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
VUV257
|
$0.48
AFN33
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
VUV206
|
$0.19
AFN13
|
|
pay 79.7% less for groceries
|
Vanuatu
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
$1.99
AFN136
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.55
VUV1,014
|
$2.40
AFN164
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.20
VUV618
|
$1.73
AFN118
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.41
VUV998
|
$1.49
AFN102
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
VUV265
|
$0.28
AFN19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
VUV113
|
$0.38
AFN26
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV301
|
$0.33
AFN22
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
VUV136
|
$0.25
AFN17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
VUV235
|
$0.21
AFN14
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
VUV114
|
$0.16
AFN11
|
|
pay 37.7% less for transportation
|
Vanuatu
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.17
VUV852
|
$4.06
AFN277
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
$15.44
AFN1,054
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
$8,439.56
AFN576,136
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.84
VUV1,050
|
$11.80
AFN805
|
|
pay 69.8% less for housing
|
Vanuatu
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
$189.66
AFN12,947
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,867.11
VUV221,667
|
$88.17
AFN6,019
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,407.24
VUV167,070
|
$59.20
AFN4,042
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
$100.63
AFN6,869
|
|
pay 84.9% less for childcare
|
Vanuatu
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$469.58
VUV55,750
|
$37.05
AFN2,530
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,586.82
VUV782,000
|
$1,462.66
AFN99,850
|
|
pay 60.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Vanuatu
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.59
VUV545
|
$4.14
AFN283
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.09
VUV604
|
$1.05
AFN72
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
$1.90
AFN130
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$11.46
AFN782
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
$3.29
AFN225
|
|
pay 65.6% less for clothing
|
Vanuatu
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
$15.11
AFN1,032
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
$18.99
AFN1,296
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
$26.51
AFN1,810
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
$25.50
AFN1,741
|
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