Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 24.1% cheaper than Namibia.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Namibia, you would:
pay 37.1% less for restaurants
Namibia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.22
NAD135.31
|
$2.08
AFN149
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
NAD61.27
|
$4.08
AFN293
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
NAD13.22
|
$0.46
AFN33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
NAD11.24
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
pay 53.3% less for groceries
Namibia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
NAD14.03
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.93
NAD54.92
|
$1.90
AFN136
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.83
NAD90.50
|
$2.27
AFN163
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
NAD48.83
|
$1.65
AFN118
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.17
NAD40.63
|
$1.42
AFN102
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
NAD16.63
|
$0.27
AFN19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
NAD13.20
|
$0.37
AFN26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
NAD12.12
|
$0.32
AFN23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
NAD12.46
|
$0.25
AFN18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
NAD9.74
|
$0.20
AFN14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
NAD8.25
|
$0.15
AFN11
|
|
pay 3.3% less for transportation
Namibia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
NAD85.83
|
$3.85
AFN276
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.23
NAD509.98
|
$14.64
AFN1,050
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,425.99
NAD232,753.79
|
$8,342.32
AFN598,542
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
NAD119.33
|
$11.58
AFN831
|
|
pay 39.1% more for housing
Namibia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.49
NAD1,058.16
|
$179.88
AFN12,906
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$376.01
NAD7,043.12
|
$96.41
AFN6,917
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$298.50
NAD5,591.28
|
$58.93
AFN4,228
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.33
NAD942.73
|
$96.91
AFN6,953
|
|
pay 74.8% less for childcare
Namibia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.47
NAD3,118.15
|
$35.24
AFN2,528
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.12
NAD89,087.88
|
$1,385.55
AFN99,410
|
|
pay 8.5% more for entertainment and sports
Namibia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
NAD28.09
|
$4.62
AFN332
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
NAD29.25
|
$1.03
AFN74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.60
NAD48.79
|
$1.80
AFN129
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.63
NAD648.67
|
$10.98
AFN788
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.64
NAD86.90
|
$3.12
AFN224
|
|
pay 47.5% less for clothing
Namibia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.56
NAD740.94
|
$14.45
AFN1,037
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.66
NAD461.84
|
$21.98
AFN1,577
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.07
NAD1,874.51
|
$35.82
AFN2,570
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.22
NAD1,071.87
|
$27.74
AFN1,990
|
|
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