Cost of living comparison
Mali is 4.3 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Mali instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Afghanistan
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.74
AFN126
|
$8.00
F CFA4,869
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.49
AFN252
|
$4.83
F CFA2,941
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
AFN22
|
$0.89
F CFA541
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
AFN12
|
$0.57
F CFA348
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for groceries
Afghanistan
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
$0.87
F CFA528
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
AFN123
|
$7.81
F CFA4,756
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
AFN172
|
$8.20
F CFA4,991
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
$1.90
F CFA1,154
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.13
AFN82
|
$3.43
F CFA2,089
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
AFN22
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
AFN30
|
$0.48
F CFA290
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
AFN41
|
$1.07
F CFA649
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
AFN14
|
$1.27
F CFA773
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$0.46
F CFA281
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
AFN8
|
$0.61
F CFA369
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for transportation
Afghanistan
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AFN246
|
$4.89
F CFA2,975
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.46
AFN755
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,973.68
AFN503,028
|
$50,000.00
F CFA30,428,205
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.81
AFN419
|
?? | |
pay 6.7 times more for housing
Afghanistan
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$610.20
AFN44,015
|
$35.94
F CFA21,872
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$97.47
AFN7,031
|
$1,000.00
F CFA608,564
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$68.91
AFN4,970
|
$538.39
F CFA327,645
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.69
AFN1,709
|
$204.36
F CFA124,367
|
|
pay 7.8 times more for childcare
Afghanistan
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.03
AFN2,166
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,534.21
AFN110,666
|
$12,000.00
F CFA7,302,769
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Afghanistan
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
AFN168
|
$2.00
F CFA1,217
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.16
AFN84
|
$2.01
F CFA1,226
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
AFN138
|
$1.50
F CFA913
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.59
AFN908
|
$69.94
F CFA42,564
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.62
AFN189
|
$6.00
F CFA3,651
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Afghanistan
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.66
AFN1,202
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.85
AFN1,143
|
$25.00
F CFA15,214
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.38
AFN2,264
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.90
AFN2,445
|
$125.00
F CFA76,071
|
|
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