Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 55.1% cheaper than Republic of the Congo.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:
pay 72.6% less for restaurants
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.96
FCFA8,790
|
$2.34
AFN159
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.94
FCFA5,626
|
$4.88
AFN332
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
FCFA1,186
|
$0.48
AFN33
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
FCFA943
|
$0.19
AFN13
|
|
pay 68.9% less for groceries
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.56
FCFA1,614
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
FCFA2,646
|
$1.99
AFN136
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.87
FCFA4,955
|
$2.40
AFN163
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
FCFA2,136
|
$1.73
AFN118
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
FCFA1,383
|
$1.49
AFN101
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
FCFA742
|
$0.28
AFN19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
FCFA573
|
$0.38
AFN26
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
FCFA1,244
|
$0.33
AFN22
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
FCFA761
|
$0.25
AFN17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA733
|
$0.21
AFN14
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA662
|
$0.16
AFN11
|
|
pay 36.0% less for transportation
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
FCFA3,263
|
$4.06
AFN277
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.59
FCFA14,223
|
$15.44
AFN1,051
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,895.05
FCFA20,711,975
|
$8,439.56
AFN574,841
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.09
FCFA8,875
|
$11.80
AFN804
|
|
pay 25.3% less for housing
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.50
FCFA47,536
|
$189.66
AFN12,918
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$971.39
FCFA611,621
|
$88.17
AFN6,005
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.68
FCFA225,207
|
$59.20
AFN4,032
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$456.95
FCFA287,715
|
$100.63
AFN6,854
|
|
pay 77.0% less for childcare
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.14
FCFA134,834
|
$37.05
AFN2,524
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,100.00
FCFA3,211,154
|
$1,462.66
AFN99,626
|
|
pay 43.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
FCFA1,741
|
$4.14
AFN282
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.13
FCFA2,602
|
$1.05
AFN71
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.75
FCFA2,361
|
$1.90
AFN130
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.25
FCFA38,564
|
$11.46
AFN780
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
FCFA5,144
|
$3.29
AFN224
|
|
pay 62.8% less for clothing
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.83
FCFA22,562
|
$15.11
AFN1,029
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.92
FCFA23,874
|
$18.99
AFN1,293
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.22
FCFA58,067
|
$26.51
AFN1,806
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.67
FCFA57,717
|
$25.50
AFN1,737
|
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