Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 6.8% more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 37.2% more for restaurants
Burkina Faso
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA498
|
$2.08
AFN149
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,294
|
$4.08
AFN292
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA465
|
$0.46
AFN33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA249
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
pay 58.2% less for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA534
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$1.90
AFN136
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,548
|
$2.27
AFN163
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,523
|
$1.65
AFN118
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.42
AFN102
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA482
|
$0.27
AFN19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA302
|
$0.37
AFN26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA257
|
$0.32
AFN23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA409
|
$0.25
AFN18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA818
|
$0.20
AFN14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA347
|
$0.15
AFN11
|
|
pay 54.7% more for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,760
|
$3.85
AFN275
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA2,986
|
$14.64
AFN1,046
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$8,342.32
AFN596,301
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,262
|
$11.58
AFN828
|
|
pay 57.1% more for housing
Burkina Faso
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA24,836
|
$179.88
AFN12,858
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA248,857
|
$96.41
AFN6,891
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA124,428
|
$58.93
AFN4,212
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA41,867
|
$96.91
AFN6,927
|
|
pay 81.2% less for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA74,657
|
$35.24
AFN2,519
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,170,573
|
$1,385.55
AFN99,038
|
|
pay 31.4% more for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA697
|
$4.62
AFN330
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA747
|
$1.03
AFN74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA995
|
$1.80
AFN129
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA24,886
|
$10.98
AFN785
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
$3.12
AFN223
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$14.45
AFN1,033
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$21.98
AFN1,571
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$35.82
AFN2,560
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$27.74
AFN1,983
|
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