Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 31.1% cheaper than Gabon.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 76.5% less for restaurants
|
Gabon
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.91
FCFA9,747
|
$1.74
AFN126
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.15
FCFA7,446
|
$3.49
AFN253
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA539
|
$0.31
AFN22
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA539
|
$0.17
AFN12
|
|
pay 76.9% less for groceries
|
Gabon
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
FCFA976
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
FCFA2,888
|
$1.71
AFN124
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
FCFA4,689
|
$2.38
AFN173
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
FCFA2,131
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
FCFA2,702
|
$1.13
AFN82
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
FCFA901
|
$0.30
AFN22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA1,009
|
$0.42
AFN31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.24
FCFA1,374
|
$0.57
AFN41
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
FCFA745
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA652
|
$0.14
AFN10
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA873
|
$0.12
AFN8
|
|
pay 55.2% less for transportation
|
Gabon
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
FCFA2,537
|
$3.41
AFN247
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
FCFA30,810
|
$10.46
AFN758
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,007.86
FCFA18,999,544
|
$6,973.68
AFN505,512
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.89
FCFA6,676
|
$5.81
AFN421
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Gabon
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.84
FCFA42,792
|
$610.20
AFN44,232
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,089.47
FCFA667,552
|
$97.47
AFN7,066
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$586.64
FCFA359,451
|
$68.91
AFN4,995
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.45
FCFA52,357
|
$23.69
AFN1,717
|
|
pay 58.5% less for childcare
|
Gabon
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.88
FCFA83,872
|
$30.03
AFN2,177
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,514.15
FCFA1,540,504
|
$1,534.21
AFN111,213
|
|
pay 13.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Gabon
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
FCFA616
|
$2.32
AFN168
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,540
|
$1.16
AFN84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
FCFA1,130
|
$1.92
AFN139
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.14
FCFA42,364
|
$12.59
AFN913
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,135
|
$2.62
AFN190
|
|
pay 67.3% less for clothing
|
Gabon
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.08
FCFA32,522
|
$16.66
AFN1,208
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.25
FCFA39,368
|
$15.85
AFN1,149
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.61
FCFA48,783
|
$31.38
AFN2,275
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.38
FCFA59,053
|
$33.90
AFN2,457
|
|
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