Cost of living comparison
Guinea-Bissau is 4.0 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
|
Afghanistan
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.34
AFN160
|
$4.90
F CFA3,049
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
AFN333
|
$9.43
F CFA5,865
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
AFN33
|
$1.31
F CFA813
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
AFN13
|
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for groceries
|
Afghanistan
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
$0.90
F CFA560
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.99
AFN136
|
$7.28
F CFA4,526
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.40
AFN164
|
$6.18
F CFA3,848
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
AFN118
|
$4.90
F CFA3,049
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
AFN102
|
$5.93
F CFA3,688
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.28
AFN19
|
$1.85
F CFA1,153
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
AFN26
|
$0.44
F CFA277
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.33
AFN22
|
$1.85
F CFA1,153
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN17
|
$0.07
F CFA46
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
AFN14
|
$0.59
F CFA369
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.16
AFN11
|
$0.59
F CFA369
|
|
pay 78.8% more for transportation
|
Afghanistan
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.06
AFN277
|
$4.52
F CFA2,811
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.44
AFN1,054
|
$25.57
F CFA15,908
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,439.56
AFN576,136
|
$32,027.10
F CFA19,923,560
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.80
AFN805
|
$6.94
F CFA4,320
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Afghanistan
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$189.66
AFN12,947
|
$45.27
F CFA28,161
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$88.17
AFN6,019
|
$433.95
F CFA269,956
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$59.20
AFN4,042
|
$225.47
F CFA140,262
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.63
AFN6,869
|
$75.86
F CFA47,191
|
|
pay 11.1 times more for childcare
|
Afghanistan
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$37.05
AFN2,530
|
$765.65
F CFA476,298
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,462.66
AFN99,850
|
$2,307.50
F CFA1,435,461
|
|
pay 73.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Afghanistan
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.14
AFN283
|
$1.55
F CFA966
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.05
AFN72
|
$2.04
F CFA1,271
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
AFN130
|
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.46
AFN782
|
$57.19
F CFA35,575
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.29
AFN225
|
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for clothing
|
Afghanistan
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.11
AFN1,032
|
$89.86
F CFA55,903
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.99
AFN1,296
|
$57.19
F CFA35,575
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.51
AFN1,810
|
$81.69
F CFA50,821
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.50
AFN1,741
|
$106.20
F CFA66,067
|
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