Afghanistan is 64.5% more expensive than Vietnam.

If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Vietnam, you would:

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pay 4.6% less for restaurants

 
Vietnam
Afghanistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.92
₫48,751
$2.34
AFN160
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.34
₫110,204
$4.88
AFN333
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.54
₫13,674
$0.48
AFN33

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pay 43.4% less for groceries

 
Vietnam
Afghanistan
Bread
1 loaf
$0.90
₫22,912
$0.24
AFN17
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.05
₫153,712
$1.99
AFN136
Milk (1 gallon) $5.46
₫138,664
$2.40
AFN164

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pay 41.8% more for transportation

 
Vietnam
Afghanistan
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.47
₫88,040
$4.06
AFN277
Monthly public transit pass $7.11
₫180,471
$15.44
AFN1,054
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,423.92
₫899,426,705
$8,439.56
AFN576,136

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pay 6.2 times more for housing

 
Vietnam
Afghanistan
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$8.68
₫220,471
$189.66
AFN12,947
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $297.09
₫7,543,206
$88.17
AFN6,019
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $207.27
₫5,262,648
$59.20
AFN4,042

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pay 85.1% less for childcare

 
Vietnam
Afghanistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $205.27
₫5,211,787
$37.05
AFN2,530
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $12,496.31
₫317,286,002
$1,462.66
AFN99,850

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pay 67.7% more for entertainment and sports

 
Vietnam
Afghanistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.88
₫22,251
$4.14
AFN283
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.58
₫40,124
$1.05
AFN72
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.27
₫32,138
$1.90
AFN130

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pay 48.8% less for clothing

 
Vietnam
Afghanistan
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$28.00
₫710,857
$15.11
AFN1,032
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$22.19
₫563,506
$18.99
AFN1,296
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$79.50
₫2,018,415
$26.51
AFN1,810

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