Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 3.5% cheaper than Rwanda.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 45.6% less for restaurants
|
Rwanda
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.58
RWF4,636
|
$2.08
AFN150
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
RWF8,521
|
$4.08
AFN294
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
RWF1,002
|
$0.46
AFN33
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
RWF668
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
pay 40.3% less for groceries
|
Rwanda
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
RWF1,365
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
RWF3,258
|
$1.90
AFN137
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
RWF3,894
|
$2.27
AFN164
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
RWF2,109
|
$1.65
AFN119
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
RWF2,930
|
$1.42
AFN102
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
RWF1,981
|
$0.27
AFN19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
RWF631
|
$0.37
AFN26
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
RWF1,165
|
$0.32
AFN23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
RWF648
|
$0.25
AFN18
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF290
|
$0.20
AFN14
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
RWF377
|
$0.15
AFN11
|
|
pay 27.2% less for transportation
|
Rwanda
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
RWF6,091
|
$3.85
AFN278
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.49
RWF26,564
|
$14.64
AFN1,056
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,032.66
RWF28,568,869
|
$8,342.32
AFN601,751
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
RWF15,036
|
$11.58
AFN835
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Rwanda
|
Afghanistan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.64
RWF35,836
|
$179.88
AFN12,975
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.02
RWF658,731
|
$96.41
AFN6,954
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.23
RWF400,967
|
$58.93
AFN4,251
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.53
RWF40,883
|
$96.91
AFN6,990
|
|
pay 85.8% less for childcare
|
Rwanda
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.37
RWF309,078
|
$35.24
AFN2,542
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,243.25
RWF13,282,018
|
$1,385.55
AFN99,943
|
|
pay 35.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Rwanda
|
Afghanistan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
RWF1,504
|
$4.62
AFN333
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF2,882
|
$1.03
AFN74
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
RWF2,506
|
$1.80
AFN130
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.92
RWF40,097
|
$10.98
AFN792
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.09
RWF4,010
|
$3.12
AFN225
|
|
pay 9.8% less for clothing
|
Rwanda
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.26
RWF27,566
|
$14.45
AFN1,042
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.12
RWF32,579
|
$21.98
AFN1,585
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$28.02
RWF36,338
|
$35.82
AFN2,583
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.75
RWF46,362
|
$27.74
AFN2,001
|
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