Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 7.1% cheaper than Djibouti.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 69.9% less for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
DJF1,666
|
$1.74
AFN126
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.05
DJF1,615
|
$3.49
AFN252
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
DJF121
|
$0.31
AFN22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
DJF171
|
$0.17
AFN12
|
|
pay 72.5% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
DJF404
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.09
DJF1,800
|
$1.71
AFN123
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
DJF2,102
|
$2.38
AFN172
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.51
DJF626
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.66
DJF832
|
$1.13
AFN82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
DJF321
|
$0.30
AFN22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$0.42
AFN30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
DJF183
|
$0.57
AFN41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
DJF103
|
$0.14
AFN10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
DJF118
|
$0.12
AFN8
|
|
pay 62.0% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
DJF903
|
$3.41
AFN247
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$339.32
DJF60,575
|
$10.46
AFN756
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,876.35
DJF2,120,131
|
$6,973.68
AFN504,251
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.45
DJF4,543
|
$5.81
AFN420
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
Djibouti
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
DJF6,695
|
$610.20
AFN44,122
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.03
DJF146,390
|
$97.47
AFN7,048
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$580.50
DJF103,629
|
$68.91
AFN4,982
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$248.31
DJF44,328
|
$23.69
AFN1,713
|
|
pay 77.2% less for childcare
Djibouti
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.39
DJF25,240
|
$30.03
AFN2,171
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,258.65
DJF1,117,275
|
$1,534.21
AFN110,935
|
|
pay 45.4% less for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.66
DJF1,010
|
$2.32
AFN168
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
DJF341
|
$1.16
AFN84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.41
DJF252
|
$1.92
AFN139
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.52
DJF13,125
|
$12.59
AFN910
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.14
DJF2,524
|
$2.62
AFN189
|
|
pay 37.5% less for clothing
Djibouti
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
DJF3,769
|
$16.66
AFN1,205
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.51
DJF4,375
|
$15.85
AFN1,146
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.32
DJF10,769
|
$31.38
AFN2,269
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.21
DJF11,105
|
$33.90
AFN2,451
|
|
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