Cost of living comparison
Kabul is 16.8% cheaper than N'djamena.
If you lived in Kabul instead of N'djamena, you would:
pay 65.9% less for restaurants
N'djamena
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,063
|
$1.74
AFN124
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.41
FCFA8,252
|
$3.49
AFN248
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
FCFA567
|
$0.31
AFN22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
FCFA413
|
$0.17
AFN12
|
|
pay 65.6% less for groceries
N'djamena
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.28
AFN20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$1.71
AFN122
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
FCFA4,198
|
$2.38
AFN169
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,176
|
$1.22
AFN87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.13
AFN81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
FCFA1,521
|
$0.30
AFN22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA445
|
$0.42
AFN30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,170
|
$0.57
AFN41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA390
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA421
|
$0.14
AFN10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA281
|
$0.12
AFN8
|
|
pay 12.2% less for transportation
N'djamena
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.29
FCFA2,023
|
$3.41
AFN243
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.46
AFN745
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,721.38
FCFA5,983,042
|
$6,973.68
AFN496,407
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.81
AFN414
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
N'djamena
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.22
FCFA48,139
|
$610.20
AFN43,436
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,168.19
FCFA718,965
|
$97.47
AFN6,938
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.88
FCFA84,244
|
$68.91
AFN4,905
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.26
FCFA118,326
|
$23.69
AFN1,686
|
|
pay 5.8% less for childcare
N'djamena
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.01
FCFA19,084
|
$30.03
AFN2,137
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,676.10
FCFA1,031,559
|
$1,534.21
AFN109,210
|
|
pay 21.2% less for entertainment and sports
N'djamena
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
FCFA825
|
$2.32
AFN165
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.82
FCFA1,118
|
$1.16
AFN83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
FCFA1,238
|
$1.92
AFN137
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.09
FCFA82,525
|
$12.59
AFN896
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.03
FCFA3,095
|
$2.62
AFN186
|
|
pay 59.9% less for clothing
N'djamena
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.52
FCFA20,631
|
$16.66
AFN1,186
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$92.19
FCFA56,736
|
$15.85
AFN1,128
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.09
FCFA28,368
|
$31.38
AFN2,234
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.09
FCFA82,525
|
$33.90
AFN2,413
|
|
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