Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 1.3% cheaper than Somalia.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 35.0% less for restaurants
Somalia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.65
SOS1,513
|
$2.08
AFN139
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.33
SOS3,044
|
$4.08
AFN273
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SOS407
|
$0.46
AFN31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
SOS273
|
$0.19
AFN13
|
|
pay 57.1% less for groceries
Somalia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
$0.24
AFN16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
SOS1,118
|
$1.90
AFN127
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
SOS3,637
|
$2.27
AFN152
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
SOS1,273
|
$1.65
AFN110
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
SOS1,525
|
$1.42
AFN95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.73
SOS986
|
$0.27
AFN18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
SOS504
|
$0.37
AFN25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
SOS751
|
$0.32
AFN21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS309
|
$0.25
AFN16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
SOS347
|
$0.20
AFN13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS309
|
$0.15
AFN10
|
|
pay 7.7% more for transportation
Somalia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.08
SOS2,329
|
$3.85
AFN257
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.50
SOS21,404
|
$14.64
AFN979
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,750.00
SOS3,282,014
|
$8,342.32
AFN557,586
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.60
SOS4,338
|
$11.58
AFN774
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Somalia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.62
SOS17,480
|
$179.88
AFN12,023
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$207.78
SOS118,596
|
$96.41
AFN6,444
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.25
SOS49,232
|
$58.93
AFN3,939
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.31
SOS53,833
|
$96.91
AFN6,477
|
|
pay 7.0% more for childcare
Somalia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.21
SOS31,512
|
$35.24
AFN2,355
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$922.50
SOS526,549
|
$1,385.55
AFN92,608
|
|
pay 25.6% less for entertainment and sports
Somalia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.50
SOS4,852
|
$4.62
AFN309
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
SOS698
|
$1.03
AFN69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
SOS768
|
$1.80
AFN120
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
SOS17,124
|
$10.98
AFN734
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SOS2,854
|
$3.12
AFN209
|
|
pay 7.1% less for clothing
Somalia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.61
SOS10,623
|
$14.45
AFN966
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.11
SOS13,191
|
$21.98
AFN1,469
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.89
SOS14,777
|
$35.82
AFN2,394
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.78
SOS26,129
|
$27.74
AFN1,854
|
|
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