Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 66.7% cheaper than French Polynesia.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of French Polynesia, you would:
pay 82.3% less for restaurants
French Polynesia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.01
CFPF1,646
|
$2.08
AFN149
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.71
CFPF1,285
|
$4.08
AFN292
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.17
CFPF348
|
$0.46
AFN33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
CFPF291
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
pay 77.0% less for groceries
French Polynesia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
CFPF185
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
CFPF555
|
$1.90
AFN136
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.95
CFPF653
|
$2.27
AFN163
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.87
CFPF644
|
$1.65
AFN118
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.56
CFPF610
|
$1.42
AFN102
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.74
CFPF191
|
$0.27
AFN19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
CFPF78
|
$0.37
AFN26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.94
CFPF542
|
$0.32
AFN23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.07
CFPF337
|
$0.25
AFN18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.12
CFPF232
|
$0.20
AFN14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
CFPF89
|
$0.15
AFN11
|
|
pay 58.8% less for transportation
French Polynesia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.34
CFPF586
|
$3.85
AFN275
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$14.64
AFN1,046
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,965.96
CFPF2,189,942
|
$8,342.32
AFN596,301
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$117.98
CFPF12,941
|
$11.58
AFN828
|
|
pay 20.4% less for housing
French Polynesia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$99.72
CFPF10,938
|
$179.88
AFN12,858
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,103.62
CFPF121,050
|
$96.41
AFN6,891
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$955.69
CFPF104,823
|
$58.93
AFN4,212
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.84
CFPF8,648
|
$96.91
AFN6,927
|
|
pay 88.5% less for childcare
French Polynesia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$453.77
CFPF49,771
|
$35.24
AFN2,519
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,075.44
CFPF995,428
|
$1,385.55
AFN99,038
|
|
pay 61.2% less for entertainment and sports
French Polynesia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.36
CFPF478
|
$4.62
AFN330
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.87
CFPF424
|
$1.03
AFN74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.67
CFPF1,060
|
$1.80
AFN129
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.36
CFPF6,731
|
$10.98
AFN785
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.74
CFPF1,397
|
$3.12
AFN223
|
|
pay 78.6% less for clothing
French Polynesia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$119.76
CFPF13,136
|
$14.45
AFN1,033
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$88.92
CFPF9,753
|
$21.98
AFN1,571
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$140.63
CFPF15,425
|
$35.82
AFN2,560
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.76
CFPF13,136
|
$27.74
AFN1,983
|
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