Cost of living comparison
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Afghanistan vs. Burundi Cost of Living Summary
Afghanistan is 49.2% cheaper than Burundi overall.
Afghanistan vs. Burundi Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 34.9% less for restaurants
|
Burundi
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
BIF11,548
|
$2.77
AFN180
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.81
BIF11,426
|
$4.62
AFN300
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
BIF5,269
|
$0.47
AFN31
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
BIF4,052
|
$0.15
AFN10
|
|
Burundi vs. Afghanistan - Cost of restaurants
pay 66.9% less for groceries
|
Burundi
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
BIF6,014
|
$0.24
AFN16
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.16
BIF12,480
|
$2.19
AFN142
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
BIF11,382
|
$3.21
AFN208
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
BIF10,797
|
$1.55
AFN101
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.07
BIF15,195
|
$1.81
AFN118
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.65
BIF7,939
|
$0.32
AFN21
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.40
AFN26
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
BIF2,728
|
$0.42
AFN27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
BIF2,264
|
$0.24
AFN16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.28
AFN18
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.22
AFN15
|
|
Burundi vs. Afghanistan - Cost of groceries
pay 37.4% less for transportation
|
Burundi
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.04
BIF15,118
|
$4.19
AFN272
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.09
BIF90,206
|
$20.77
AFN1,350
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$8,461.54
AFN550K
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.70
BIF95,016
|
$5.77
AFN375
|
|
Burundi vs. Afghanistan - Cost of transportation
pay 38.5% less for housing
|
Burundi
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.62
BIF203K
|
$96.92
AFN6,300
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$433.02
BIF1M
|
$123.08
AFN8,000
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.78
BIF272K
|
$108.80
AFN7,072
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$32.46
AFN2,110
|
|
Burundi vs. Afghanistan - Cost of housing
pay 85.4% less for childcare
|
Burundi
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.93
BIF300K
|
$20.26
AFN1,317
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,992.86
BIF30M
|
$1,046.15
AFN68,000
|
|
Burundi vs. Afghanistan - Cost of childcare
pay 30.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Burundi
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.17
BIF6,501
|
$2.31
AFN150
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.03
BIF9,075
|
$1.10
AFN71
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.38
AFN155
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.65
BIF79,875
|
$11.08
AFN720
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.67
BIF4,992
|
$2.31
AFN150
|
|
Burundi vs. Afghanistan - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burundi
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$10.64
AFN692
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$16.00
AFN1,040
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$57.69
AFN3,750
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$25.08
AFN1,630
|
Burundi vs. Afghanistan - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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