Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 26.0% more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 12.6% more for restaurants
|
Burkina Faso
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.84
CFA516
|
$1.74
AFN126
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.18
CFA1,340
|
$3.49
AFN251
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
CFA387
|
$0.31
AFN22
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CFA309
|
$0.17
AFN12
|
|
pay 53.7% less for groceries
|
Burkina Faso
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
CFA653
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$1.71
AFN123
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.56
CFA5,267
|
$2.38
AFN171
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
CFA1,237
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.04
CFA1,871
|
$1.13
AFN82
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
CFA577
|
$0.30
AFN22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
CFA351
|
$0.42
AFN30
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
CFA265
|
$0.57
AFN41
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
CFA362
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
CFA491
|
$0.14
AFN10
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
CFA327
|
$0.12
AFN8
|
|
pay 28.4% less for transportation
|
Burkina Faso
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
CFA2,547
|
$3.41
AFN246
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.08
CFA9,280
|
$10.46
AFN753
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$6,973.68
AFN502,105
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.22
CFA5,671
|
$5.81
AFN418
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.38
CFA22,994
|
$610.20
AFN43,934
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$419.03
CFA257,784
|
$97.47
AFN7,018
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.90
CFA106,980
|
$68.91
AFN4,961
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.90
CFA47,311
|
$23.69
AFN1,705
|
|
pay 74.4% less for childcare
|
Burkina Faso
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.63
CFA44,683
|
$30.03
AFN2,162
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,441.40
CFA9,499,550
|
$1,534.21
AFN110,463
|
|
pay 9.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Burkina Faso
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
CFA722
|
$2.32
AFN167
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
CFA1,031
|
$1.16
AFN84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
CFA1,031
|
$1.92
AFN138
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.33
CFA18,045
|
$12.59
AFN907
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.10
CFA1,289
|
$2.62
AFN188
|
|
pay 15.2% less for clothing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
CFA8,249
|
$16.66
AFN1,199
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.33
CFA18,045
|
$15.85
AFN1,141
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.52
CFA20,623
|
$31.38
AFN2,259
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.28
CFA30,934
|
$33.90
AFN2,441
|
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