Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 19.4% cheaper than Cabo Verde.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
pay 58.0% less for restaurants
Cabo Verde
|
Afghanistan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.19
CVE424.80
|
$1.74
AFN124
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.43
CVE450.07
|
$3.49
AFN247
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
CVE122.81
|
$0.31
AFN22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
CVE75.65
|
$0.17
AFN12
|
|
pay 62.1% less for groceries
Cabo Verde
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
CVE150.15
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.84
CVE288.49
|
$1.71
AFN121
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
CVE393.75
|
$2.38
AFN169
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.46
CVE249.37
|
$1.22
AFN86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
CVE281.84
|
$1.13
AFN80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
CVE116.06
|
$0.30
AFN22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
CVE95.65
|
$0.42
AFN30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
CVE94.70
|
$0.57
AFN41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
CVE135.34
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
CVE62.38
|
$0.14
AFN10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
CVE69.18
|
$0.12
AFN8
|
|
pay 54.8% less for transportation
Cabo Verde
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.65
CVE573.75
|
$3.41
AFN242
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.69
CVE2,100.33
|
$10.46
AFN742
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,607.54
CVE2,700,428.41
|
$6,973.68
AFN494,952
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.30
CVE1,350.21
|
$5.81
AFN412
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Cabo Verde
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.53
CVE6,143.34
|
$610.20
AFN43,308
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$269.88
CVE27,390.06
|
$97.47
AFN6,918
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$191.54
CVE19,439.13
|
$68.91
AFN4,891
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.63
CVE6,254.40
|
$23.69
AFN1,681
|
|
pay 41.9% less for childcare
Cabo Verde
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$112.11
CVE11,378.17
|
$30.03
AFN2,131
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,714.71
CVE174,027.61
|
$1,534.21
AFN108,889
|
|
pay 41.6% less for entertainment and sports
Cabo Verde
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
CVE310.30
|
$2.32
AFN165
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
CVE131.99
|
$1.16
AFN82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.56
CVE462.57
|
$1.92
AFN136
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.21
CVE3,167.17
|
$12.59
AFN894
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
CVE600.10
|
$2.62
AFN186
|
|
pay 56.8% less for clothing
Cabo Verde
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.56
CVE3,000.48
|
$16.66
AFN1,182
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.56
CVE3,000.48
|
$15.85
AFN1,125
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.84
CVE8,001.27
|
$31.38
AFN2,227
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$147.82
CVE15,002.38
|
$33.90
AFN2,406
|
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