Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 22.8% cheaper than Burundi.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 15.7% less for restaurants
Burundi
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,441
|
$2.08
AFN149
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF10,934
|
$4.08
AFN292
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
$0.46
AFN33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,946
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
pay 36.4% less for groceries
Burundi
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,092
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,430
|
$1.90
AFN136
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF7,989
|
$2.27
AFN163
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,945
|
$1.65
AFN118
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,171
|
$1.42
AFN102
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,590
|
$0.27
AFN19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.37
AFN26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,898
|
$0.32
AFN23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,265
|
$0.25
AFN18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.20
AFN14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF759
|
$0.15
AFN11
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Burundi
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$3.85
AFN275
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$14.64
AFN1,046
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$8,342.32
AFN596,301
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$11.58
AFN828
|
pay 43.6% less for housing
Burundi
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$179.88
AFN12,858
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF838,412
|
$96.41
AFN6,891
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF212,432
|
$58.93
AFN4,212
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$96.91
AFN6,927
|
|
pay 76.2% less for childcare
Burundi
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF297,341
|
$35.24
AFN2,519
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF29,734,101
|
$1,385.55
AFN99,038
|
|
pay 57.7% more for entertainment and sports
Burundi
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,645
|
$4.62
AFN330
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,747
|
$1.03
AFN74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF6,972
|
$1.80
AFN129
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$10.98
AFN785
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.12
AFN223
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burundi
|
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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