Afghanistan vs Australia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Afghanistan Australia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$426
$2232
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$930
$5178
🏠 One person rent
$189
$1311
🏘️ Family rent
$254
$2153
🍽️ Food expenses
$145
$544
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.4
$237
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$216
$3808
💸 GDP per capita
$414
$64407
😃 Human freedom index
4
8.8
❤️ Life expectancy
66
83.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
17
77
🌐 English speaking %
6%
92.8%
🎓 Higher education
24
98
😀 Quality of life
8
95
🏙️ Population
41.5M
27.3M

The average cost of living in Afghanistan ($426) is 81% less expensive than in Australia ($2232). Afghanistan ranked 192nd vs 13th for Australia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Afghanistan compared to 1.7 months in Australia. Ranked 193rd and 4th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Afghanistan vs Australia

We calculate prices for Afghanistan and Australia as a population-weighted mean of 12 and 64 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Afghanistan Australia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.4
$15.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11
$70.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.03
$9.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$7.22
 Cappuccino
$0.96
$3.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75.2
$1447
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$46.7
$1087
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$2689
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$98.7
$1828
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.6
$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$91.1
$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.51%
6.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$437
$8514
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$216
$5840
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.3
$95.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.46
$19.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.21
$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$4.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$8.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$2.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.84
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$4.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.23
$26.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.2
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.43
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$9.53
$48
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.45
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$55.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.85
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.1
$73.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23.6
$1719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1360
$15338

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Afghanistan

City Cost of living Population
Kabul
$425
4.27M
Kandahar
$435
614K
Mazar-i-Sharif
$445
469K
Herat
$489
556K
Kunduz
$411
357K
Jalalabad
$338
263K
Sheberghan
$415
176K
Lashkargah
$454
202K
Ghazni
$376
143K
Khost
$370
160K
Puli Khumri
$385
114K
Gardez
$375
70K

In Australia

City Cost of living Population
Sydney
$2619
5.45M
Melbourne
$2297
5.35M
Brisbane
$2091
2.71M
Perth
$2314
2.14M
Adelaide
$2112
1.39M
Gold Coast
$2299
608K
Canberra
$2049
381K
Wollongong
$1457
262K
Sunshine Coast
$1709
284K
Ipswich
$1746
233K
Hobart
$2146
197K
Townsville
$1665
174K
Geelong
$2043
180K
Newcastle
$1829
153K
Darwin
$1672
140K
Cairns
$1389
147K
Ballarat
$1421
116K
Bunbury
$1708
75.2K
Toowoomba
$1553
108K
Bendigo
$1341
103K
Launceston
$1703
80.9K
Melton
$1739
76.3K
Coffs Harbour
$1989
74.2K
Rockhampton
$1541
63.2K
Pakenham
$1710
54.1K
Tarneit
$1683
56.4K
Hervey Bay
$1710
57.7K
Kalgoorlie
$1487
30.8K
Berwick
$1701
50.3K
Blacktown
$1617
51K