Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 9.2% cheaper than Venezuela.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Venezuela, you would:
pay 66.7% less for restaurants
|
Venezuela
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
VEF89.74
|
$2.34
AFN160
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.86
VEF98.38
|
$4.88
AFN333
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
VEF12.85
|
$0.48
AFN33
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
VEF9.30
|
$0.19
AFN13
|
|
pay 59.6% less for groceries
|
Venezuela
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.82
VEF18.18
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.86
VEF28.52
|
$1.99
AFN136
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.30
VEF72.78
|
$2.40
AFN164
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
VEF23.48
|
$1.73
AFN118
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
VEF27.21
|
$1.49
AFN102
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
VEF21.87
|
$0.28
AFN19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
VEF6.11
|
$0.38
AFN26
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
VEF6.61
|
$0.33
AFN22
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
$0.25
AFN17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
VEF7.59
|
$0.21
AFN14
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
$0.16
AFN11
|
|
pay 15.7% less for transportation
|
Venezuela
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
$4.06
AFN277
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$31.58
VEF315.03
|
$15.44
AFN1,054
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.50
VEF302,352.06
|
$8,439.56
AFN576,136
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.72
VEF256.52
|
$11.80
AFN805
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Venezuela
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.33
VEF372.38
|
$189.66
AFN12,947
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$186.78
VEF1,863.02
|
$88.17
AFN6,019
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$128.17
VEF1,278.40
|
$59.20
AFN4,042
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$17.23
VEF171.83
|
$100.63
AFN6,869
|
|
pay 60.9% less for childcare
|
Venezuela
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$64.20
VEF640.40
|
$37.05
AFN2,530
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,090.00
VEF70,719.21
|
$1,462.66
AFN99,850
|
|
pay 4.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Venezuela
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.29
VEF12.87
|
$4.14
AFN283
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
VEF23.43
|
$1.05
AFN72
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.27
VEF32.67
|
$1.90
AFN130
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.50
VEF364.03
|
$11.46
AFN782
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.92
VEF49.12
|
$3.29
AFN225
|
|
pay 62.5% less for clothing
|
Venezuela
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.71
VEF445.99
|
$15.11
AFN1,032
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.72
VEF386.23
|
$18.99
AFN1,296
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.32
VEF870.97
|
$26.51
AFN1,810
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.72
VEF695.44
|
$25.50
AFN1,741
|
|
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