Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 16.3% more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Benin, you would:
pay 50.4% less for restaurants
Benin
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,054
|
$1.74
AFN126
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.03
F CFA3,081
|
$3.49
AFN253
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
F CFA419
|
$0.31
AFN22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
F CFA318
|
$0.17
AFN12
|
|
pay 48.2% less for groceries
Benin
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
F CFA924
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.51
F CFA924
|
$1.71
AFN124
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.58
F CFA4,033
|
$2.38
AFN173
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
F CFA1,224
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
F CFA1,293
|
$1.13
AFN82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
F CFA815
|
$0.30
AFN22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
F CFA326
|
$0.42
AFN31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA291
|
$0.57
AFN41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
F CFA454
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
F CFA388
|
$0.14
AFN10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
F CFA404
|
$0.12
AFN8
|
|
pay 42.5% less for transportation
Benin
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.46
F CFA2,119
|
$3.41
AFN247
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.46
AFN758
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$6,973.68
AFN505,512
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.87
F CFA21,978
|
$5.81
AFN421
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Benin
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.24
F CFA30,168
|
$610.20
AFN44,232
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$203.23
F CFA124,524
|
$97.47
AFN7,066
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.13
F CFA96,281
|
$68.91
AFN4,995
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
F CFA47,285
|
$23.69
AFN1,717
|
|
pay 78.7% less for childcare
Benin
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.51
F CFA128,375
|
$30.03
AFN2,177
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,419.39
F CFA3,320,641
|
$1,534.21
AFN111,213
|
|
pay 9.4% more for entertainment and sports
Benin
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
F CFA616
|
$2.32
AFN168
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
F CFA2,568
|
$1.16
AFN84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.01
F CFA616
|
$1.92
AFN139
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.25
F CFA39,368
|
$12.59
AFN913
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
F CFA2,054
|
$2.62
AFN190
|
|
pay 84.1% more for clothing
Benin
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.76
F CFA10,270
|
$16.66
AFN1,208
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$15.85
AFN1,149
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$31.38
AFN2,275
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.09
F CFA28,243
|
$33.90
AFN2,457
|
|
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