Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 48.9% more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 61.3% more for restaurants
|
Afghanistan
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.34
AFN160
|
$2.65
SOS1,519
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
AFN333
|
$4.67
SOS2,675
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
AFN33
|
$0.81
SOS463
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
AFN13
|
$0.51
SOS293
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
|
Afghanistan
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
$0.97
SOS557
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.99
AFN136
|
$1.96
SOS1,123
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.40
AFN164
|
$5.93
SOS3,400
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
AFN118
|
$2.21
SOS1,266
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
AFN102
|
$2.67
SOS1,531
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.28
AFN19
|
$1.73
SOS990
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
AFN26
|
$0.88
SOS506
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.33
AFN22
|
$1.32
SOS754
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN17
|
$0.54
SOS312
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
AFN14
|
$0.60
SOS344
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.16
AFN11
|
$0.54
SOS311
|
|
pay 1.4% less for transportation
|
Afghanistan
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.06
AFN277
|
$4.12
SOS2,363
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.44
AFN1,054
|
$25.00
SOS14,331
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,439.56
AFN576,136
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,296,075
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.80
AFN805
|
$7.43
SOS4,261
|
|
pay 12.2% more for housing
|
Afghanistan
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$189.66
AFN12,947
|
$30.62
SOS17,555
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$88.17
AFN6,019
|
$160.00
SOS91,717
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$59.20
AFN4,042
|
$93.33
SOS53,502
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.63
AFN6,869
|
$94.31
SOS54,064
|
|
pay 0.1% less for childcare
|
Afghanistan
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$37.05
AFN2,530
|
$55.21
SOS31,647
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,462.66
AFN99,850
|
$742.50
SOS425,624
|
|
pay 54.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Afghanistan
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.14
AFN283
|
$7.00
SOS4,013
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.05
AFN72
|
$1.24
SOS709
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
AFN130
|
$1.34
SOS771
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.46
AFN782
|
$30.00
SOS17,197
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.29
AFN225
|
$5.00
SOS2,866
|
|
pay 30.5% more for clothing
|
Afghanistan
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.11
AFN1,032
|
$18.61
SOS10,668
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.99
AFN1,296
|
$23.11
SOS13,248
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.51
AFN1,810
|
$25.89
SOS14,840
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.50
AFN1,741
|
$45.78
SOS26,241
|
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