Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 20.8% more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 49.5% less for restaurants
Somalia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
SOS2,280
|
$1.74
AFN126
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SOS2,850
|
$3.49
AFN252
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS356
|
$0.31
AFN22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
SOS242
|
$0.17
AFN12
|
|
pay 56.7% less for groceries
Somalia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
SOS663
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
SOS1,413
|
$1.71
AFN123
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
SOS3,034
|
$2.38
AFN172
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
SOS1,292
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,076
|
$1.13
AFN82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
SOS959
|
$0.30
AFN22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
SOS379
|
$0.42
AFN30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
SOS724
|
$0.57
AFN41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS238
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS273
|
$0.14
AFN10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS275
|
$0.12
AFN8
|
|
pay 35.7% less for transportation
Somalia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SOS2,193
|
$3.41
AFN246
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
SOS24,221
|
$10.46
AFN755
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,375.00
SOS4,773,056
|
$6,973.68
AFN503,146
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.60
SOS5,471
|
$5.81
AFN419
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
Somalia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.00
SOS23,367
|
$610.20
AFN44,025
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.57
SOS112,599
|
$97.47
AFN7,033
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.54
SOS49,322
|
$68.91
AFN4,972
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.50
SOS40,749
|
$23.69
AFN1,709
|
|
pay 9.7% more for childcare
Somalia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.88
SOS29,564
|
$30.03
AFN2,166
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$950.00
SOS541,421
|
$1,534.21
AFN110,692
|
|
pay 30.6% less for entertainment and sports
Somalia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
SOS4,559
|
$2.32
AFN168
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
SOS638
|
$1.16
AFN84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
SOS1,097
|
$1.92
AFN138
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.62
SOS14,604
|
$12.59
AFN908
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,280
|
$2.62
AFN189
|
|
pay 4.2% less for clothing
Somalia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.04
SOS10,282
|
$16.66
AFN1,202
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.50
SOS11,683
|
$15.85
AFN1,143
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.33
SOS12,158
|
$31.38
AFN2,264
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.17
SOS29,161
|
$33.90
AFN2,446
|
|
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