Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 13.5% cheaper than Cameroon.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 44.2% less for restaurants
Cameroon
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
FCFA2,297
|
$1.74
AFN126
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.14
FCFA1,914
|
$3.49
AFN252
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
FCFA598
|
$0.31
AFN22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
FCFA294
|
$0.17
AFN12
|
|
pay 54.9% less for groceries
Cameroon
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
FCFA417
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.80
FCFA5,360
|
$1.71
AFN123
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.57
FCFA5,218
|
$2.38
AFN172
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
FCFA1,169
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
FCFA1,286
|
$1.13
AFN82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
FCFA830
|
$0.30
AFN22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA330
|
$0.42
AFN30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA316
|
$0.57
AFN41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
FCFA321
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
FCFA375
|
$0.14
AFN10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA318
|
$0.12
AFN8
|
|
pay 16.1% less for transportation
Cameroon
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,372
|
$3.41
AFN246
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.67
FCFA8,934
|
$10.46
AFN755
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,276.85
FCFA14,179,196
|
$6,973.68
AFN503,146
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.96
FCFA2,412
|
$5.81
AFN419
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Cameroon
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.56
FCFA46,030
|
$610.20
AFN44,025
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.90
FCFA171,719
|
$97.47
AFN7,033
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.06
FCFA115,167
|
$68.91
AFN4,972
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.05
FCFA45,106
|
$23.69
AFN1,709
|
|
pay 43.0% less for childcare
Cameroon
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$207.18
FCFA126,207
|
$30.03
AFN2,166
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,541.80
FCFA939,196
|
$1,534.21
AFN110,692
|
|
pay 4.7% less for entertainment and sports
Cameroon
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
FCFA759
|
$2.32
AFN168
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
FCFA835
|
$1.16
AFN84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
FCFA1,072
|
$1.92
AFN138
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.49
FCFA14,920
|
$12.59
AFN908
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
FCFA3,574
|
$2.62
AFN189
|
|
pay 59.5% less for clothing
Cameroon
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.72
FCFA23,585
|
$16.66
AFN1,202
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.43
FCFA28,285
|
$15.85
AFN1,143
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.09
FCFA40,869
|
$31.38
AFN2,264
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.46
FCFA53,886
|
$33.90
AFN2,446
|
|
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