Republic of the Congo is 3.9 times more expensive than Afghanistan.

If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Afghanistan, you would:

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pay 4.9 times more for restaurants

 
Afghanistan
Republic of the Congo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.34
AFN160
$13.96
FCFA8,543
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.88
AFN333
$8.94
FCFA5,469
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.48
AFN33
$1.88
FCFA1,153

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pay 4.4 times more for groceries

 
Afghanistan
Republic of the Congo
Bread
1 loaf
$0.24
AFN17
$2.56
FCFA1,568
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.99
AFN136
$4.20
FCFA2,571
Milk (1 gallon) $2.40
AFN164
$7.87
FCFA4,817

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pay 95.8% more for transportation

 
Afghanistan
Republic of the Congo
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.06
AFN278
$5.18
FCFA3,172
Monthly public transit pass $15.44
AFN1,055
$22.59
FCFA13,824
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $8,439.56
AFN576,804
$32,895.05
FCFA20,131,302

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pay 5.5 times more for housing

 
Afghanistan
Republic of the Congo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$189.66
AFN12,962
$75.50
FCFA46,203
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $88.17
AFN6,026
$971.39
FCFA594,474
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $59.20
AFN4,046
$357.68
FCFA218,893

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pay 4.6 times more for childcare

 
Afghanistan
Republic of the Congo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $37.05
AFN2,532
$214.14
FCFA131,053
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,462.66
AFN99,966
$5,100.00
FCFA3,121,128

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pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Afghanistan
Republic of the Congo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.14
AFN283
$2.76
FCFA1,692
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.05
AFN72
$4.13
FCFA2,529
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.90
AFN130
$3.75
FCFA2,295

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pay 2.9 times more for clothing

 
Afghanistan
Republic of the Congo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$15.11
AFN1,033
$35.83
FCFA21,929
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$18.99
AFN1,298
$37.92
FCFA23,204
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$26.51
AFN1,812
$92.22
FCFA56,439

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