Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 4.0 times more expensive than Kabul.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Kabul, you would:
pay 5.4 times more for restaurants
|
Kabul
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.63
AFN180
|
$14.38
FCFA8,946
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.31
AFN499
|
$7.87
FCFA4,897
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
AFN26
|
$2.30
FCFA1,432
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
AFN11
|
$1.49
FCFA928
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for groceries
|
Kabul
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.25
AFN17
|
$4.62
FCFA2,874
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
AFN134
|
$3.38
FCFA2,103
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.05
AFN208
|
$8.12
FCFA5,051
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.48
AFN101
|
$2.94
FCFA1,829
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
AFN105
|
$2.16
FCFA1,343
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN17
|
$1.11
FCFA691
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
AFN25
|
$0.75
FCFA466
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
AFN25
|
$1.66
FCFA1,030
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
AFN15
|
$1.16
FCFA722
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
AFN10
|
$0.84
FCFA522
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
AFN10
|
$0.57
FCFA353
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Kabul
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
AFN270
|
$4.29
FCFA2,671
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.93
AFN610
|
$23.44
FCFA14,582
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,079.28
AFN483,275
|
$29,343.54
FCFA18,254,162
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.07
AFN619
|
$12.45
FCFA7,745
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for housing
|
Kabul
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$130.18
AFN8,887
|
$41.25
FCFA25,658
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$103.61
AFN7,073
|
$589.16
FCFA366,505
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$89.85
AFN6,134
|
$360.53
FCFA224,279
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.84
AFN4,836
|
$621.28
FCFA386,490
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
|
Kabul
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$23.40
AFN1,598
|
$49.10
FCFA30,545
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,462.66
AFN99,850
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,474,344
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Kabul
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.93
AFN200
|
$4.85
FCFA3,019
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.27
AFN87
|
$4.14
FCFA2,574
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.63
AFN180
|
$3.25
FCFA2,022
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$8.78
AFN599
|
$41.25
FCFA25,658
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.19
AFN150
|
$6.34
FCFA3,944
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for clothing
|
Kabul
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.97
AFN749
|
$57.50
FCFA35,770
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.03
AFN1,094
|
$60.00
FCFA37,325
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$23.77
AFN1,623
|
$100.00
FCFA62,208
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$22.38
AFN1,528
|
$55.00
FCFA34,215
|
|
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