Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 4.9 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
Afghanistan
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.74
AFN126
|
$9.33
DJF1,662
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.49
AFN253
|
$9.05
DJF1,612
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
AFN22
|
$0.68
DJF121
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
AFN12
|
$0.96
DJF171
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for groceries
Afghanistan
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
$2.26
DJF403
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
AFN124
|
$10.09
DJF1,796
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
AFN173
|
$11.77
DJF2,097
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
$3.51
DJF624
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.13
AFN82
|
$4.66
DJF830
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
AFN22
|
$1.80
DJF320
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
AFN31
|
$0.77
DJF137
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
AFN41
|
$1.03
DJF183
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
AFN14
|
$0.77
DJF137
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$0.58
DJF103
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
AFN8
|
$0.66
DJF118
|
|
pay 10.0 times more for transportation
Afghanistan
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AFN247
|
$5.06
DJF901
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.46
AFN758
|
$339.32
DJF60,436
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,973.68
AFN505,512
|
$11,876.35
DJF2,115,255
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.81
AFN421
|
$25.45
DJF4,533
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for housing
Afghanistan
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$610.20
AFN44,232
|
$37.50
DJF6,679
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$97.47
AFN7,066
|
$820.03
DJF146,053
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$68.91
AFN4,995
|
$580.50
DJF103,391
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.69
AFN1,717
|
$248.31
DJF44,226
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
Afghanistan
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.03
AFN2,177
|
$141.39
DJF25,182
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,534.21
AFN111,213
|
$6,258.65
DJF1,114,706
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Afghanistan
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
AFN168
|
$5.66
DJF1,007
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.16
AFN84
|
$1.91
DJF340
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
AFN139
|
$1.41
DJF252
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.59
AFN913
|
$73.52
DJF13,094
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.62
AFN190
|
$14.14
DJF2,518
|
|
pay 64.3% more for clothing
Afghanistan
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.66
AFN1,208
|
$21.11
DJF3,760
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.85
AFN1,149
|
$24.51
DJF4,365
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.38
AFN2,275
|
$60.32
DJF10,744
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.90
AFN2,457
|
$62.21
DJF11,080
|
|
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