Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 44.4% more expensive than Mali.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Mali, you would:
pay 48.6% less for restaurants
|
Mali
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.70
F CFA4,216
|
$2.34
AFN164
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.42
F CFA4,040
|
$4.88
AFN341
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA486
|
$0.48
AFN33
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
F CFA365
|
$0.19
AFN13
|
|
pay 64.5% less for groceries
|
Mali
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
F CFA693
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$1.99
AFN139
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,952
|
$2.40
AFN168
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.13
F CFA1,966
|
$1.73
AFN121
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
F CFA3,773
|
$1.49
AFN104
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.28
AFN19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA314
|
$0.38
AFN27
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA629
|
$0.33
AFN23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA629
|
$0.25
AFN18
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.21
AFN14
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
F CFA472
|
$0.16
AFN11
|
|
pay 26.0% less for transportation
|
Mali
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,449
|
$4.06
AFN284
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$15.44
AFN1,079
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$8,439.56
AFN590,086
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$11.80
AFN825
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for housing
|
Mali
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.27
F CFA25,954
|
$189.66
AFN13,261
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$88.17
AFN6,164
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$59.20
AFN4,139
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$100.63
AFN7,036
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Mali
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$37.05
AFN2,591
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,462.66
AFN102,268
|
pay 1.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mali
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
F CFA1,501
|
$4.14
AFN290
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
F CFA1,188
|
$1.05
AFN73
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA587
|
$1.90
AFN133
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.41
F CFA42,397
|
$11.46
AFN801
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
F CFA3,567
|
$3.29
AFN230
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Mali
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$15.11
AFN1,057
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$18.99
AFN1,327
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$26.51
AFN1,854
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$25.50
AFN1,783
|
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