Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 48.7% cheaper than Djibouti.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 66.4% less for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
$2.08
AFN149
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
$4.08
AFN292
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
DJF162
|
$0.46
AFN33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
DJF150
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
pay 79.8% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.77
DJF1,022
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$1.90
AFN136
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.84
DJF2,452
|
$2.27
AFN163
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.58
DJF1,166
|
$1.65
AFN118
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.20
DJF1,985
|
$1.42
AFN102
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
DJF316
|
$0.27
AFN19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
DJF181
|
$0.37
AFN26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
DJF226
|
$0.32
AFN23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
DJF192
|
$0.25
AFN18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
DJF128
|
$0.20
AFN14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
DJF155
|
$0.15
AFN11
|
|
pay 44.3% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.86
DJF1,038
|
$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) |
$25.32
DJF4,485
|
$11.58
AFN828
|
|
pay 16.7% more for housing
Djibouti
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.89
DJF7,597
|
$179.88
AFN12,858
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,369.10
DJF242,518
|
$96.41
AFN6,891
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$669.36
DJF118,569
|
$58.93
AFN4,212
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$305.63
DJF54,138
|
$96.91
AFN6,927
|
|
pay 55.3% less for childcare
Djibouti
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.79
DJF29,899
|
$35.24
AFN2,519
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,025.51
DJF358,794
|
$1,385.55
AFN99,038
|
|
pay 62.3% less for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.19
DJF1,096
|
$4.62
AFN330
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
DJF424
|
$1.03
AFN74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.80
AFN129
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.15
DJF18,272
|
$10.98
AFN785
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.07
DJF2,492
|
$3.12
AFN223
|
|
pay 49.6% less for clothing
Djibouti
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.76
DJF5,980
|
$14.45
AFN1,033
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.91
DJF4,236
|
$21.98
AFN1,571
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.15
DJF20,930
|
$35.82
AFN2,560
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.96
DJF13,455
|
$27.74
AFN1,983
|
|
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