Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 3.5 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Gabon instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 4.7 times more for restaurants
|
Afghanistan
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.34
AFN164
|
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
AFN341
|
$12.25
FCFA7,707
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
AFN33
|
$1.23
FCFA771
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
AFN13
|
$1.31
FCFA822
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for groceries
|
Afghanistan
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
$1.42
FCFA891
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.99
AFN139
|
$3.40
FCFA2,141
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.40
AFN168
|
$9.78
FCFA6,151
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
AFN121
|
$3.39
FCFA2,132
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
AFN104
|
$3.11
FCFA1,958
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.28
AFN19
|
$1.43
FCFA901
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
AFN27
|
$1.16
FCFA730
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.33
AFN23
|
$1.43
FCFA901
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN18
|
$0.94
FCFA590
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
AFN14
|
$1.04
FCFA653
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.16
AFN11
|
$1.11
FCFA699
|
|
pay 93.5% more for transportation
|
Afghanistan
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.06
AFN284
|
$3.89
FCFA2,446
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.44
AFN1,079
|
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,439.56
AFN590,086
|
$27,776.16
FCFA17,468,810
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.80
AFN825
|
$6.82
FCFA4,290
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for housing
|
Afghanistan
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$189.66
AFN13,261
|
$68.08
FCFA42,816
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$88.17
AFN6,164
|
$844.18
FCFA530,915
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$59.20
AFN4,139
|
$490.17
FCFA308,273
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.63
AFN7,036
|
$83.30
FCFA52,386
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
|
Afghanistan
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$37.05
AFN2,591
|
$118.46
FCFA74,499
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,462.66
AFN102,268
|
$5,310.15
FCFA3,339,625
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Afghanistan
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.14
AFN290
|
$0.98
FCFA617
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.05
AFN73
|
$4.25
FCFA2,672
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
AFN133
|
$2.45
FCFA1,541
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.46
AFN801
|
$57.19
FCFA35,965
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.29
AFN230
|
$4.50
FCFA2,833
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for clothing
|
Afghanistan
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.11
AFN1,057
|
$65.36
FCFA41,103
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.99
AFN1,327
|
$73.53
FCFA46,241
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.51
AFN1,854
|
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.50
AFN1,783
|
$71.89
FCFA45,213
|
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