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Afghanistan vs. Yemen Cost of Living Summary

Afghanistan is 50.7% cheaper than Yemen overall.

Restaurants: pay 65.6% less in Afghanistan
Groceries: pay 74.8% less in Afghanistan
Transportation: pay 60.0% less in Afghanistan
Housing: pay 19.4% more in Afghanistan
Childcare: pay 56.8% less in Afghanistan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.7% less in Afghanistan
Clothing: pay 75.2% less in Afghanistan

Expenses including clothing, groceries, restaurants, transportation, childcare, and entertainment and sports are lower in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan vs. Yemen Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 65.6% less for restaurants

	Yemen	Afghanistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.60 YER1,886	$2.34 AFN172	-69.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.61 YER2,382	$4.88 AFN359	-49.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.70 YER421	$0.48 AFN35	-71.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 YER170	$0.19 AFN14	-72.2%
Average			-65.6%

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pay 74.8% less for groceries

	Yemen	Afghanistan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.53 YER379	$0.24 AFN18	-84.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.95 YER981	$1.99 AFN147	-49.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.62 YER2,634	$2.40 AFN176	-77.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.96 YER1,231	$1.73 AFN127	-65.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.55 YER1,377	$1.49 AFN109	-73.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.76 YER685	$0.28 AFN20	-89.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 YER200	$0.38 AFN28	-52.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.30 YER569	$0.33 AFN24	-85.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.27 YER315	$0.25 AFN19	-80.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 YER297	$0.21 AFN15	-82.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.90 YER224	$0.16 AFN12	-82.0%
Average			-74.8%

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pay 60.0% less for transportation

	Yemen	Afghanistan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$10.93 YER2,712	$4.06 AFN298	-62.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$51.28 YER12,718	$15.44 AFN1,135	-69.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,011.21 YER3,970,779	$8,439.56 AFN620,308	-47.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.52 YER7,320	$11.80 AFN867	-60.0%
Average			-60.0%

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pay 19.4% more for housing

	Yemen	Afghanistan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$72.17 YER17,899	$189.66 AFN13,940	+162.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$216.38 YER53,662	$88.17 AFN6,480	-59.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$142.46 YER35,330	$59.20 AFN4,351	-58.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$75.93 YER18,830	$100.63 AFN7,396	+32.5%
Average			+19.4%

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pay 56.8% less for childcare

	Yemen	Afghanistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$86.27 YER21,395	$37.05 AFN2,723	-57.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,364.07 YER834,290	$1,462.66 AFN107,506	-56.5%
Average			-56.8%

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pay 41.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Yemen	Afghanistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.01 YER746	$4.14 AFN305	+37.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.72 YER923	$1.05 AFN77	-71.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.28 YER1,061	$1.90 AFN140	-55.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.42 YER17,463	$11.46 AFN842	-83.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.05 YER1,253	$3.29 AFN242	-34.9%
Average			-41.7%

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pay 75.2% less for clothing

	Yemen	Afghanistan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.82 YER16,819	$15.11 AFN1,111	-77.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$87.06 YER21,590	$18.99 AFN1,395	-78.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.83 YER20,293	$26.51 AFN1,949	-67.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$113.17 YER28,065	$25.50 AFN1,874	-77.5%
Average			-75.2%

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