Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 21.3% cheaper than Burundi.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 3.6% less for restaurants
|
Burundi
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
BIF5,445
|
$2.34
AFN160
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.69
BIF10,938
|
$4.88
AFN333
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BIF1,458
|
$0.48
AFN33
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
BIF1,949
|
$0.19
AFN13
|
|
pay 33.5% less for groceries
|
Burundi
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,155
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,958
|
$1.99
AFN136
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
BIF8,154
|
$2.40
AFN164
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
BIF6,069
|
$1.73
AFN118
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,449
|
$1.49
AFN102
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,820
|
$0.28
AFN19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF652
|
$0.38
AFN26
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,955
|
$0.33
AFN22
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,303
|
$0.25
AFN17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF652
|
$0.21
AFN14
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF782
|
$0.16
AFN11
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Burundi
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.06
AFN277
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$15.44
AFN1,054
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$8,439.56
AFN576,136
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$11.80
AFN805
|
pay 44.2% less for housing
|
Burundi
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$189.66
AFN12,947
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.31
BIF856,959
|
$88.17
AFN6,019
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.09
BIF216,505
|
$59.20
AFN4,042
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$100.63
AFN6,869
|
|
pay 75.6% less for childcare
|
Burundi
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$105.93
BIF313,773
|
$37.05
AFN2,530
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,592.87
BIF31,377,255
|
$1,462.66
AFN99,850
|
|
pay 50.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Burundi
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
BIF3,646
|
$4.14
AFN283
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
BIF8,751
|
$1.05
AFN72
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.43
BIF7,183
|
$1.90
AFN130
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$11.46
AFN782
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.29
AFN225
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burundi
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$15.11
AFN1,032
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$18.99
AFN1,296
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$26.51
AFN1,810
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$25.50
AFN1,741
|
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