Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 26.4% more expensive than Equatorial Guinea.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:
pay 71.9% less for restaurants
Equatorial Guinea
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.07
FCFA8,221
|
$2.34
AFN164
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,707
|
$4.88
AFN341
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
FCFA771
|
$0.48
AFN33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
FCFA771
|
$0.19
AFN13
|
|
pay 73.9% less for groceries
Equatorial Guinea
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.24
FCFA2,039
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.37
FCFA2,117
|
$1.99
AFN139
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.69
FCFA6,094
|
$2.40
AFN168
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
FCFA1,850
|
$1.73
AFN121
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.10
FCFA1,949
|
$1.49
AFN104
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,398
|
$0.28
AFN19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.48
FCFA932
|
$0.38
AFN27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,398
|
$0.33
AFN23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
FCFA932
|
$0.25
AFN18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
FCFA1,165
|
$0.21
AFN14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,398
|
$0.16
AFN11
|
|
pay 6.0% less for transportation
Equatorial Guinea
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.09
FCFA1,945
|
$4.06
AFN284
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.38
FCFA16,590
|
$15.44
AFN1,079
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,034.81
FCFA20,776,043
|
$8,439.56
AFN590,086
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.35
FCFA4,624
|
$11.80
AFN825
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Equatorial Guinea
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
$189.66
AFN13,261
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$204.24
FCFA128,447
|
$88.17
AFN6,164
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$114.37
FCFA71,930
|
$59.20
AFN4,139
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
FCFA26,324
|
$100.63
AFN7,036
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Equatorial Guinea
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$65.36
FCFA41,103
|
$37.05
AFN2,591
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$326.78
FCFA205,515
|
$1,462.66
AFN102,268
|
|
pay 20.3% less for entertainment and sports
Equatorial Guinea
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
FCFA1,028
|
$4.14
AFN290
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.72
FCFA3,597
|
$1.05
AFN73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.52
FCFA2,841
|
$1.90
AFN133
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.02
FCFA30,827
|
$11.46
AFN801
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.39
FCFA3,387
|
$3.29
AFN230
|
|
pay 69.4% less for clothing
Equatorial Guinea
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.51
FCFA15,414
|
$15.11
AFN1,057
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$102.12
FCFA64,224
|
$18.99
AFN1,327
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$245.08
FCFA154,137
|
$26.51
AFN1,854
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.69
FCFA51,379
|
$25.50
AFN1,783
|
|
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