Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 9.6% cheaper than Namibia.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Namibia, you would:
pay 51.0% less for restaurants
Namibia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.29
NAD117.97
|
$1.74
AFN126
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.42
NAD64.11
|
$3.49
AFN253
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
NAD13.96
|
$0.31
AFN22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NAD12.68
|
$0.17
AFN12
|
|
pay 49.9% less for groceries
Namibia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
NAD13.44
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.91
NAD54.54
|
$1.71
AFN124
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.29
NAD80.41
|
$2.38
AFN173
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
NAD39.09
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
NAD39.38
|
$1.13
AFN82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
NAD16.44
|
$0.30
AFN22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
NAD12.46
|
$0.42
AFN31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
NAD11.82
|
$0.57
AFN41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
NAD12.10
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
NAD8.16
|
$0.14
AFN10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
NAD6.20
|
$0.12
AFN8
|
|
pay 31.4% less for transportation
Namibia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.35
NAD81.52
|
$3.41
AFN247
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.59
NAD404.85
|
$10.46
AFN758
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,940.92
NAD205,163.67
|
$6,973.68
AFN505,512
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.95
NAD130.28
|
$5.81
AFN421
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Namibia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.79
NAD1,046.23
|
$610.20
AFN44,232
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.78
NAD6,952.77
|
$97.47
AFN7,066
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$297.91
NAD5,586.31
|
$68.91
AFN4,995
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.17
NAD1,053.32
|
$23.69
AFN1,717
|
|
pay 63.2% less for childcare
Namibia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.64
NAD2,243.46
|
$30.03
AFN2,177
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,165.39
NAD59,357.27
|
$1,534.21
AFN111,213
|
|
pay 14.9% less for entertainment and sports
Namibia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
NAD24.36
|
$2.32
AFN168
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
NAD26.80
|
$1.16
AFN84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
NAD46.67
|
$1.92
AFN139
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.18
NAD734.74
|
$12.59
AFN913
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.65
NAD87.19
|
$2.62
AFN190
|
|
pay 53.2% less for clothing
Namibia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.34
NAD756.54
|
$16.66
AFN1,208
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.84
NAD484.57
|
$15.85
AFN1,149
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.25
NAD1,936.23
|
$31.38
AFN2,275
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.40
NAD1,170.06
|
$33.90
AFN2,457
|
|
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