Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 29.8% cheaper than Namibia.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Namibia, you would:
pay 42.5% less for restaurants
|
Namibia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.95
NAD145.83
|
$2.34
AFN164
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.23
NAD77.58
|
$4.88
AFN341
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
NAD15.28
|
$0.48
AFN33
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NAD12.54
|
$0.19
AFN13
|
|
pay 57.5% less for groceries
|
Namibia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
NAD16.06
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.33
NAD61.15
|
$1.99
AFN139
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.12
NAD93.81
|
$2.40
AFN168
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
NAD47.04
|
$1.73
AFN121
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
NAD42.72
|
$1.49
AFN104
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.56
|
$0.28
AFN19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
NAD14.05
|
$0.38
AFN27
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
NAD13.07
|
$0.33
AFN23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
NAD15.25
|
$0.25
AFN18
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
NAD16.77
|
$0.21
AFN14
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
NAD17.10
|
$0.16
AFN11
|
|
pay 12.3% less for transportation
|
Namibia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
NAD87.49
|
$4.06
AFN284
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.08
NAD624.99
|
$15.44
AFN1,079
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,621.70
NAD286,451.95
|
$8,439.56
AFN590,086
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.10
NAD130.21
|
$11.80
AFN825
|
|
pay 32.5% more for housing
|
Namibia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.90
NAD1,171.72
|
$189.66
AFN13,261
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$452.24
NAD8,292.64
|
$88.17
AFN6,164
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$328.15
NAD6,017.22
|
$59.20
AFN4,139
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$51.47
NAD943.77
|
$100.63
AFN7,036
|
|
pay 75.2% less for childcare
|
Namibia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$169.47
NAD3,107.57
|
$37.05
AFN2,591
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,302.57
NAD97,232.21
|
$1,462.66
AFN102,268
|
|
pay 0.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Namibia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.49
NAD27.34
|
$4.14
AFN290
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
NAD33.10
|
$1.05
AFN73
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.97
NAD54.42
|
$1.90
AFN133
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.72
NAD636.62
|
$11.46
AFN801
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.90
NAD89.84
|
$3.29
AFN230
|
|
pay 53.7% less for clothing
|
Namibia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.49
NAD687.48
|
$15.11
AFN1,057
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.97
NAD494.52
|
$18.99
AFN1,327
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.06
NAD1,284.69
|
$26.51
AFN1,854
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.59
NAD1,276.01
|
$25.50
AFN1,783
|
|
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