Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 4.3 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 4.4 times more for restaurants
Afghanistan
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.74
AFN126
|
$5.00
FG42,961
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.49
AFN252
|
$11.00
FG94,515
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
AFN22
|
$1.37
FG11,810
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
AFN12
|
$1.20
FG10,311
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for groceries
Afghanistan
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
$0.75
FG6,444
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
AFN123
|
$7.00
FG60,146
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
AFN172
|
$7.95
FG68,303
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
$2.60
FG22,340
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.13
AFN82
|
$2.95
FG25,333
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
AFN22
|
$1.27
FG10,921
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
AFN30
|
$0.91
FG7,795
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
AFN41
|
$0.79
FG6,820
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
AFN14
|
$1.04
FG8,948
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$0.79
FG6,820
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
AFN8
|
$0.79
FG6,820
|
|
pay 7.8% less for transportation
Afghanistan
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AFN247
|
$3.79
FG32,525
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.46
AFN756
|
$15.00
FG128,884
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,973.68
AFN504,251
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.81
AFN420
|
$1.30
FG11,170
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Afghanistan
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$610.20
AFN44,122
|
$100.00
FG859,227
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$97.47
AFN7,048
|
$540.38
FG4,643,113
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$68.91
AFN4,982
|
$300.00
FG2,577,680
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.69
AFN1,713
|
$42.06
FG361,381
|
|
pay 14.9 times more for childcare
Afghanistan
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.03
AFN2,171
|
$755.00
FG6,487,162
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,534.21
AFN110,935
|
$7,000.00
FG60,145,872
|
|
pay 37.4% more for entertainment and sports
Afghanistan
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
AFN168
|
$2.37
FG20,393
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.16
AFN84
|
$2.00
FG17,185
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
AFN139
|
$1.50
FG12,888
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.59
AFN910
|
$25.34
FG217,756
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.62
AFN189
|
$3.49
FG29,965
|
|
pay 54.0% more for clothing
Afghanistan
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.66
AFN1,205
|
$20.00
FG171,845
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.85
AFN1,146
|
$30.00
FG257,768
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.38
AFN2,269
|
$50.00
FG429,613
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.90
AFN2,451
|
$50.00
FG429,613
|
|
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