Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 13.6% more expensive than Nigeria.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Nigeria, you would:
pay 3.3% less for restaurants
|
Nigeria
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.61
NGN4,041.36
|
$2.34
AFN164
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.61
NGN8,679.44
|
$4.88
AFN341
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
NGN588.71
|
$0.48
AFN33
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.23
NGN350.28
|
$0.19
AFN13
|
|
pay 57.4% less for groceries
|
Nigeria
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
NGN1,962.20
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
NGN3,891.89
|
$1.99
AFN139
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.86
NGN15,262.59
|
$2.40
AFN168
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
NGN2,900.97
|
$1.73
AFN121
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
NGN3,150.84
|
$1.49
AFN104
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.75
NGN2,706.63
|
$0.28
AFN19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
NGN1,397.59
|
$0.38
AFN27
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
NGN1,134.39
|
$0.33
AFN23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
NGN1,219.68
|
$0.25
AFN18
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
NGN1,266.29
|
$0.21
AFN14
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
NGN1,291.87
|
$0.16
AFN11
|
|
pay 11.1% less for transportation
|
Nigeria
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.41
NGN3,729.32
|
$4.06
AFN284
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$36.26
NGN56,127.34
|
$15.44
AFN1,079
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,757.94
NGN25,943,134.85
|
$8,439.56
AFN589,866
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.54
NGN19,409.47
|
$11.80
AFN825
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Nigeria
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.99
NGN46,434.62
|
$189.66
AFN13,256
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.80
NGN1,132,907.70
|
$88.17
AFN6,162
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$456.14
NGN706,159.49
|
$59.20
AFN4,138
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$18.28
NGN28,302.11
|
$100.63
AFN7,033
|
|
pay 37.5% less for childcare
|
Nigeria
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$85.98
NGN133,110.26
|
$37.05
AFN2,590
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,787.42
NGN2,767,129.87
|
$1,462.66
AFN102,230
|
|
pay 42.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Nigeria
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
NGN1,401.65
|
$4.14
AFN290
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.04
NGN3,151.59
|
$1.05
AFN73
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
NGN2,476.08
|
$1.90
AFN133
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.79
NGN56,957.18
|
$11.46
AFN801
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.47
NGN10,011.47
|
$3.29
AFN230
|
|
pay 39.6% less for clothing
|
Nigeria
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.81
NGN27,577.25
|
$15.11
AFN1,056
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.83
NGN44,638.63
|
$18.99
AFN1,327
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.22
NGN88,579.44
|
$26.51
AFN1,853
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.36
NGN88,804.88
|
$25.50
AFN1,782
|
|
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