Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 1.3% cheaper than Somalia.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 35.0% less for restaurants
|
Somalia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.65
SOS1,513
|
$2.08
AFN150
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.33
SOS3,045
|
$4.08
AFN294
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SOS408
|
$0.46
AFN33
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
SOS273
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
pay 57.1% less for groceries
|
Somalia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
SOS1,118
|
$1.90
AFN137
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
SOS3,638
|
$2.27
AFN164
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
SOS1,273
|
$1.65
AFN119
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
SOS1,525
|
$1.42
AFN102
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.73
SOS986
|
$0.27
AFN19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
SOS504
|
$0.37
AFN26
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
SOS751
|
$0.32
AFN23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS309
|
$0.25
AFN18
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
SOS347
|
$0.20
AFN14
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS309
|
$0.15
AFN11
|
|
pay 7.7% more for transportation
|
Somalia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.08
SOS2,330
|
$3.85
AFN278
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.50
SOS21,412
|
$14.64
AFN1,056
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,750.00
SOS3,283,126
|
$8,342.32
AFN601,751
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.60
SOS4,339
|
$11.58
AFN835
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Somalia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.62
SOS17,486
|
$179.88
AFN12,975
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$207.78
SOS118,637
|
$96.41
AFN6,954
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.25
SOS49,249
|
$58.93
AFN4,251
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.31
SOS53,851
|
$96.91
AFN6,990
|
|
pay 7.0% more for childcare
|
Somalia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.21
SOS31,523
|
$35.24
AFN2,542
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$922.50
SOS526,728
|
$1,385.55
AFN99,943
|
|
pay 25.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Somalia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.50
SOS4,853
|
$4.62
AFN333
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
SOS698
|
$1.03
AFN74
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
SOS768
|
$1.80
AFN130
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
SOS17,129
|
$10.98
AFN792
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SOS2,855
|
$3.12
AFN225
|
|
pay 7.1% less for clothing
|
Somalia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.61
SOS10,627
|
$14.45
AFN1,042
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.11
SOS13,196
|
$21.98
AFN1,585
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.89
SOS14,782
|
$35.82
AFN2,583
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.78
SOS26,138
|
$27.74
AFN2,001
|
|
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