Cost of living comparison
Kabul is 48.5% cheaper than Libreville.
If you lived in Kabul instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 70.2% less for restaurants
|
Libreville
|
Kabul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
$2.63
AFN184
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,707
|
$7.31
AFN511
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
FCFA771
|
$0.38
AFN26
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
FCFA822
|
$0.17
AFN12
|
|
pay 70.3% less for groceries
|
Libreville
|
Kabul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
FCFA891
|
$0.25
AFN17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.40
FCFA2,141
|
$1.96
AFN137
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.78
FCFA6,151
|
$3.05
AFN213
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
FCFA2,132
|
$1.48
AFN103
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
FCFA1,958
|
$1.54
AFN108
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA901
|
$0.25
AFN17
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA730
|
$0.36
AFN26
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA901
|
$0.37
AFN26
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
FCFA590
|
$0.23
AFN16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FCFA653
|
$0.15
AFN10
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA699
|
$0.15
AFN11
|
|
pay 30.0% less for transportation
|
Libreville
|
Kabul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,446
|
$3.96
AFN277
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
$8.93
AFN625
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,776.16
FCFA17,468,810
|
$7,079.28
AFN494,977
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.82
FCFA4,290
|
$9.07
AFN634
|
|
pay 23.3% less for housing
|
Libreville
|
Kabul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.08
FCFA42,816
|
$130.18
AFN9,102
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$844.18
FCFA530,915
|
$103.61
AFN7,244
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.17
FCFA308,273
|
$89.85
AFN6,282
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.30
FCFA52,386
|
$70.84
AFN4,953
|
|
pay 76.3% less for childcare
|
Libreville
|
Kabul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$118.46
FCFA74,499
|
$23.40
AFN1,636
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,310.15
FCFA3,339,625
|
$1,462.66
AFN102,268
|
|
pay 0.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Libreville
|
Kabul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
FCFA617
|
$2.93
AFN205
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
FCFA2,672
|
$1.27
AFN89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
FCFA1,541
|
$2.63
AFN184
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
FCFA35,965
|
$8.78
AFN614
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
FCFA2,833
|
$2.19
AFN153
|
|
pay 69.4% less for clothing
|
Libreville
|
Kabul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.36
FCFA41,103
|
$10.97
AFN767
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$73.53
FCFA46,241
|
$16.03
AFN1,121
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
$23.77
AFN1,662
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.89
FCFA45,213
|
$22.38
AFN1,565
|
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