Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 2.1 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 27.7% more for restaurants
Afghanistan
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.74
AFN126
|
$1.64
₦2,127.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.49
AFN251
|
$5.58
₦7,232.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
AFN22
|
$0.35
₦459.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
AFN12
|
$0.24
₦306.13
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
Afghanistan
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
$1.05
₦1,360.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
AFN123
|
$1.55
₦2,004.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
AFN171
|
$9.26
₦12,005.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
$1.87
₦2,421.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.13
AFN82
|
$1.68
₦2,182.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
AFN22
|
$1.57
₦2,041.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
AFN30
|
$0.70
₦904.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
AFN41
|
$0.53
₦681.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
AFN14
|
$0.71
₦921.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$0.78
₦1,008.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
AFN8
|
$0.60
₦784.51
|
|
pay 58.3% more for transportation
Afghanistan
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AFN246
|
$1.37
₦1,771.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.46
AFN753
|
$23.20
₦30,092.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,973.68
AFN502,105
|
$14,662.06
₦19,016,689.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.81
AFN418
|
$9.37
₦12,154.15
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Afghanistan
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$610.20
AFN43,934
|
$40.44
₦52,450.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$97.47
AFN7,018
|
$814.72
₦1,056,695.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$68.91
AFN4,961
|
$414.25
₦537,277.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.69
AFN1,705
|
$15.73
₦20,396.11
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Afghanistan
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.03
AFN2,162
|
$82.01
₦106,363.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,534.21
AFN110,463
|
$1,992.54
₦2,584,324.38
|
|
pay 32.3% more for entertainment and sports
Afghanistan
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
AFN167
|
$0.75
₦969.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.16
AFN84
|
$1.87
₦2,431.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
AFN138
|
$0.96
₦1,241.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.59
AFN907
|
$24.54
₦31,825.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.62
AFN188
|
$5.83
₦7,563.15
|
|
pay 42.8% more for clothing
Afghanistan
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.66
AFN1,199
|
$16.79
₦21,772.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.85
AFN1,141
|
$22.52
₦29,204.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.38
AFN2,259
|
$46.88
₦60,808.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.90
AFN2,441
|
$60.60
₦78,602.54
|
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