Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 33.0% cheaper than Equatorial Guinea.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:
pay 82.4% less for restaurants
Equatorial Guinea
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.41
FCFA8,252
|
$1.74
AFN124
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$20.95
FCFA12,894
|
$3.49
AFN248
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
FCFA688
|
$0.31
AFN22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA774
|
$0.17
AFN12
|
|
pay 75.4% less for groceries
Equatorial Guinea
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.34
FCFA2,055
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$1.71
AFN122
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.88
FCFA5,467
|
$2.38
AFN169
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
FCFA1,238
|
$1.22
AFN87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
FCFA1,404
|
$1.13
AFN81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.66
FCFA1,638
|
$0.30
AFN22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA819
|
$0.42
AFN30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,170
|
$0.57
AFN41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA819
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
FCFA1,240
|
$0.14
AFN10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,170
|
$0.12
AFN8
|
|
pay 38.5% less for transportation
Equatorial Guinea
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.11
FCFA1,913
|
$3.41
AFN243
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.66
FCFA36,105
|
$10.46
AFN745
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,315,589
|
$6,973.68
AFN496,407
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.54
FCFA4,642
|
$5.81
AFN414
|
|
pay 33.2% more for housing
Equatorial Guinea
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$167.61
FCFA103,156
|
$610.20
AFN43,436
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$209.51
FCFA128,945
|
$97.47
AFN6,938
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.33
FCFA72,209
|
$68.91
AFN4,905
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
FCFA22,876
|
$23.69
AFN1,686
|
|
pay 12.2% less for childcare
Equatorial Guinea
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$67.04
FCFA41,262
|
$30.03
AFN2,137
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.27
FCFA722,091
|
$1,534.21
AFN109,210
|
|
pay 8.5% more for entertainment and sports
Equatorial Guinea
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
FCFA516
|
$2.32
AFN165
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.70
FCFA4,126
|
$1.16
AFN83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
FCFA1,032
|
$1.92
AFN137
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
FCFA30,947
|
$12.59
AFN896
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$2.62
AFN186
|
|
pay 64.2% less for clothing
Equatorial Guinea
|
Afghanistan
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.14
FCFA15,473
|
$16.66
AFN1,186
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$81.01
FCFA49,859
|
$15.85
AFN1,128
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$251.42
FCFA154,734
|
$31.38
AFN2,234
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.42
FCFA46,420
|
$33.90
AFN2,413
|
|
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