Cost of Living in
Afghanistan

Cost of living	One person	Family of 4
Total with rent	$629	$1082
Without rent	$248	$785
Rent & Utilities	$245.76	$410.57
Food	$148	$396
Transport	$87.05	$200.1
Monthly salary after tax	$170.89
Human freedom index	3.39
Life expectancy	62.55
English speaking %	6.35%
Population	37.2M

The cost of living in Afghanistan is $629, which is 1.66 times less expensive than the world average. Afghanistan is ranked 152th out of 208 countries by cost of living .

The average salary after taxes in Afghanistan is $170.89, which is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months.

Afghanistan

We calculate prices for Afghanistan as a population-weighted mean of 59 cities. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Cost of living	One person	Rank
Total with rent	$629	152 / 208
Without rent	$248	203 / 208
Rent & Utilities	$245.76	168 / 208
Food	$148	205 / 208
Transport	$87.05	64 / 208

Rent & Utilities
1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	160.94$
Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	98.2$
3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	265.38$
Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	136.03$
Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	65.83$
Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	102.91$
Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	89.91$
Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.97$
Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	428$
House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	287$

Eating Out
Lunch Menu	2.59$
Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	10.48$
Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	6.08$
Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	3.26$
Cappuccino	1.55$
Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	0.47$

Transportation
Local transport ticket	0.31$
Monthly ticket local transport	15.46$
Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	11.71$
Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	0.9$

Groceries
Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	0.71$
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	0.36$
Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.86$
Eggs, x12	1.55$
Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	4.04$
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	4.17$
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	7.13$
Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	0.79$
Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	0.92$
Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	0.88$
Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	0.5$
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	0.48$
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	0.3$
Water, 1 L or 1 qt	0.19$
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	0.85$
Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	8.71$
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	1.29$
Cigarette pack	2.02$
Cold medicince, 1 week	3.12$
Hair Shampoo	4.44$
Toilet paper, 4 rolls	1.18$
Toothpaste, 1 tube	1.67$

Other

Gym Membership, 1 month	12.93$
Cinema Ticket, 1 person	2.63$
Doctor's visit	14.32$
Haircut, simple	2.65$
Brand Jeans	16.24$
Brand Sneakers	50.12$
Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	29.45$
International Primary School, 1 year	1659$

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living in Cities by population

States ranked from the most expensive to the cheapest ones

Rank	State	Cost of living
1	Paktia	$605
2	Nangarhar	$599
3	Wardak	$598
4	Ghor	$592
5	Zabul	$586
6	Badakhshan	$572
7	Logar	$553
8	Bamyan	$551
9	Khost	$550
10	Kabul (Afghanistan)	$549
11	Paktika	$546
12	Nimruz	$543
13	Kunar	$535
14	Baghlan	$534
15	Mazar-i-Sharif	$528
16	Kunduz	$527
17	Urozgan	$523
18	Puli Khumri	$514
19	Helmand	$511
20	Sar-e Pul	$509
21	Takhar	$500
22	Jawzjan	$499
23	Panjshir	$491
24	Kandahar (Afghanistan)	$482
25	Badghis	$482
26	Daykundi	$481
27	Parwan	$474
28	Herat	$457
29	Balkh	$451
30	Laghman	$441
31	Kapisa	$440
32	Bamiyan	$431
33	Faryab	$426
34	Jowzjan	$424
35	Samangan	$418
36	Farah	$412
37	Sheberghan	$407
38	Lashkargah	$391
39	Ghazni	$382
40	Gardez	$371
41	Jalalabad (Afghanistan)	$309
42	Monaco	$7654
43	Santa Barbara Province	$3469
44	Singapore	$3385
45	Neuchatel	$3164
46	Ile-de-France	$2736
47	Zurich	$2715
48	California	$2710
49	Queretaro	$2187
50	United States	$2149
51	Baden-Wurttemberg	$2044
52	Aland	$2038
53	Ostergotland	$1978
54	Provence-Alpes-Cote dAzur	$1921
55	Hoki	$1897
56	Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes	$1891
57	Liege	$1878
58	Plzen	$1831
59	South Pyongan	$1816
60	Hokkaido	$1802
61	Tras-os-Montes e Alto Douro	$1703
62	Nampo	$1690
63	Jonkoping	$1661
64	Rikuchu	$1633
65	Sancti Spiritus	$1578
66	Caceres	$1564
67	Holguin	$1508
68	Usti nad Labem	$1462
69	Cadiz	$1459
70	Orebro	$1456
71	Kavala	$1444
72	Limon	$1428
73	Al Bahah	$1394
74	Colon (Panama)	$1391
75	Zlin	$1388
76	Vastmanland	$1381
77	Omi	$1355
78	Tacuarembo	$1343
79	Siauliai County	$1329
80	Ahuachapan	$1327
81	Shimosa	$1324
82	Ciego de Avila	$1316
83	Tokai	$1300
84	Xanthi	$1280
85	Dembeni	$1275
86	Panama	$1271
87	Bayamon	$1269
88	Paysandu	$1264
89	Usulutan	$1259
90	Zilina	$1252
91	Hyuga	$1251
92	Guantanamo	$1238
93	Panama	$1234
94	Ioannina	$1231
95	Igdir	$1230
96	Panama Oeste	$1230
97	San-Pedro	$1203
98	Klaipeda	$1201
99	Tillaberi	$1200
100	Etchu	$1194
101	Vlore	$1194
102	Constanta	$1189
103	Kai	$1170
104	Pinar del Rio	$1161
105	Riga Planning Region	$1154
106	Camaguey	$1149
107	San Pedro de Macoris	$1138
108	Lodz	$1132
109	Chania	$1130
110	Causeni	$1128
111	Presov	$1128
112	Calarasi (Moldova)	$1117
113	Kermanshah	$1116
114	Franche-Comte	$1113
115	Yoro	$1112
116	Tekirdag	$1111
117	Zambezia	$1107
118	Bahia	$1102
119	Setubal	$1097
120	Drama	$1085
121	Kastoria	$1081
122	Suo	$1080
123	Balikesir	$1075
124	Thies	$1074
125	Trencin	$1063
126	Serres	$1060
127	Dubasari	$1050
128	Rethymno	$1045
129	Equateur	$1036
130	Espirito Santo	$1034
131	Suchitepequez	$1030
132	Haut-Uele	$1027
133	Gabu	$1019
134	Straseni	$1015
135	Brasov	$1014
136	Goias	$1013
137	Boke	$1007
138	Mexico	$1007
139	Totomi	$995
140	Siauliai	$994
141	Colon (Cuba)	$992
142	Banska Bystrica	$983
143	Panevezys	$969
144	Iasi	$963
145	Sao Paulo	$961
146	Kozuke	$956
147	Klaipeda County	$952
148	Izmir	$949
149	Osumi	$945
150	Kutahya	$934
151	Quilpue	$930
152	Hradec Kralove	$929
153	Kasai	$920
154	Kasai-Oriental	$919
155	Gueckedou	$918
156	Michoacan	$908
157	Eskisehir	$906
158	Extreme-Nord	$900
159	Solola	$897
160	Timis	$890
161	Bafata	$878
162	Kahramanmaras	$878
163	Usak	$877
164	Guatemala	$876
165	Uige	$872
166	Dien Bien	$871
167	Estado de Mexico	$864
168	Yucatan	$864
169	Durres	$856
170	Guaira	$856
171	Municipality of Chisinau	$854
172	Diyarbakir	$850
173	Cotui	$846
174	Ceara	$845
175	Francisco Morazan	$845
176	Botosani	$841
177	Esteli	$838
178	Buzau	$834
179	Botosani	$829
180	Forecariah	$826
181	Kirikkale	$816
182	Maan	$816
183	San Luis Potosi	$814
184	Boyaca	$812
185	Tucuman	$812
186	Caras-Severin	$810
187	Neuquen	$806
188	Bekes	$799
189	Hoki Province	$787
190	Adiyaman	$779
191	Arges	$779
192	Neamt	$777
193	Raska	$771
194	Atlantico	$768
195	Marijampole	$762
196	Para	$756
197	Gyor-Moson-Sopron	$755
198	Ialomita	$751
199	Veszprem	$751
200	Wasit	$751
201	Huila	$747
202	Sirvan	$747
203	Canakkale	$743
204	Aydin	$733
205	Elazig	$730
206	Chisinau	$726
207	Nuevo Leon	$720
208	Shkoder	$718
209	Korce	$710
210	Khuzestan	$708
211	Copiapo	$705
212	Bazega	$694
213	Curico	$692
214	Hamadan	$689
215	Mures	$683
216	Passore	$680
217	Braila	$675
218	Oueme	$671
219	Bistrita-Nasaud	$669
220	Iasi	$668
221	Djibouti	$666
222	Rezekne	$664
223	Laayoune	$660
224	Nghe An	$657
225	Awash	$655
226	Elazig	$650
227	Leon (Nicaragua)	$648
228	Gilan	$644
229	Meknes	$634
230	Mures	$633
231	Khenifra	$631
232	Tuyen Quang	$628
233	Bacau	$624
234	Paraguari	$622
235	Caras-Severin	$620
236	Piaui	$620
237	Binh Phuoc	$612
238	Osh	$608
239	Chuy Province	$607
240	Vinh Long	$607
241	Anse-a-Veau	$604
242	Dambovita	$604
243	Medias	$602
244	Koulpelogo	$595
245	Anosy	$594
246	Rio San Juan	$590
247	Bac Lieu	$587
248	Ninh Thuan	$585
249	Setif	$582
250	Duzce	$573
251	Ain Beida	$572
252	North Ossetia-Alania	$572
253	Agri	$569
254	Maramures	$569
255	Al Mahwit	$568
256	Hau Giang	$567
257	Dak Lak	$566
258	Al Hoceima	$562
259	Nis	$561
260	Sidi Bel Abbes	$553
261	Cadiz	$542
262	Valcea	$542
263	Kelaat Sraghna	$539
264	Bac Giang	$536
265	Soc Trang	$535
266	Miragoane	$533
267	Bechar	$531
268	Menaka	$525
269	Ba Ria-Vung Tau	$522
270	Karbala	$522
271	Lere	$516
272	Stavropol	$514
273	Yen Bai	$513
274	Kirklareli	$512
275	Hajjah	$507
276	Son La	$502
277	San Andres	$500
278	Inezgane-Ait Melloul	$498
279	Sadah	$495
280	Dhaka	$489
281	Sale	$489
282	Corum	$484
283	Concepcion (Paraguay)	$482
284	Binh Dinh	$480
285	Oulmes	$480
286	Caaguazu	$478
287	Arta	$476
288	Dong Nai	$473
289	Lang Son	$470
290	Salar	$470
291	Kenitra	$467
292	Quang Tri	$466
293	Ayni	$465
294	Dong Thap	$463
295	Narino	$462
296	Maharashtra	$461
297	Quang Ninh	$453
298	Nam Dinh	$448
299	Ain Temouchent	$444
300	Thanh Hoa	$444
301	Sanaa	$443
302	MSila	$441
303	Binh Duong	$438
304	Homs	$436
305	Khemisset	$435
306	Medenine	$433
307	Ca Mau	$431
308	Kebili	$431
309	Thua Thien Hue	$431
310	Beni Mellal-Khenifra	$429
311	Ain Defla	$426
312	Mazandaran	$426
313	Binh Thuan	$424
314	Tamba	$423
315	Jaen (Peru)	$422
316	Tetouan	$414
317	Al Bayda	$412
318	Ysyk-Kol	$411
319	Tebessa	$409
320	Bejaia	$405
321	Misratah	$399
322	Baghlan	$398
323	El Kelaa des Sraghna	$398
324	Daharia	$393
325	Al Bayda	$390
326	San Joaquin	$389
327	Tay Ninh	$389
328	Bordj Bou Arreridj	$384
329	Kien Giang	$381
330	Saida	$381
331	Gabes	$377
332	Kosice	$372
333	Sabha	$365
334	Bihar	$363
335	Kien Giang	$363
336	Quang Nam	$363
337	Samana	$360
338	Medea	$333
339	Ben Tre	$324
340	Naama	$302