Afghanistan vs Australia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Afghanistan Australia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$547
$2363
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1158
$5533
🏠 One person rent
$265
$1378
🏘️ Family rent
$374
$2308
🍽️ Food expenses
$172
$563
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.9
$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$192
$4107
💸 GDP per capita
$353
$64712
😃 Human freedom index
4
8.52
❤️ Life expectancy
62.9
83.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
20
75
🌐 English speaking %
6%
92.8%
🎓 Higher education
24
98
😀 Quality of life
4
95
🏙️ Population
37.5M
26.5M

The average cost of living in Afghanistan ($547) is 77% less expensive than in Australia ($2363). Afghanistan ranked 174th vs 12th 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 0.4 months in Afghanistan compared to 1.7 months in Australia. Ranked 195th 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
$2.52
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.93
$74.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.82
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4
$7.74
 Cappuccino
$1.5
$3.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$2.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$137
$1488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$94.4
$1139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$301
$2800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$148
$1894
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.5
$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$101
$53.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.47%
6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$454
$9162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$256
$6144
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$3.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.6
$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.76
$22.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.3
$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$9.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$2.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.9
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$4.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.27
$27.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$3.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.5
$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.62
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.4
$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$20.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.9
$79
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.1
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$27.7
$1814
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1397
$16573

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In Afghanistan

City Cost of living Population
Kabul
$599
4.27M
Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
469K
Kandahar
$521
614K
Herat
$514
556K
Kunduz
$467
357K
Jalalabad
$358
263K
Sheberghan
$450
176K
Lashkargah
$487
202K
Khost
$441
160K
Ghazni
$476
143K
Puli Khumri
$457
114K
Gardez
$469
70K

In Australia

City Cost of living Population
Melbourne
$2397
5.03M
Sydney
$2801
4.84M
Brisbane
$2491
2.36M
Perth
$2345
2.14M
Adelaide
$2246
1.3M
Gold Coast
$2300
608K
Canberra
$2393
381K
Wollongong
$1532
262K
Sunshine Coast
$1733
284K
Ipswich
$1877
233K
Hobart
$2265
197K
Townsville
$1303
174K
Geelong
$1892
180K
Newcastle
$1833
153K
Darwin
$1756
140K
Cairns
$1442
147K
Ballarat
$1357
116K
Bunbury
$2136
75.2K
Toowoomba
$1635
108K
Bendigo
$1397
103K
Melton
$1795
76.3K
Launceston
$1798
80.9K
Coffs Harbour
$1913
74.2K
Rockhampton
$1514
63.2K
Pakenham
$1805
54.1K
Tarneit
$1757
56.4K
Berwick
$1800
50.3K
Hervey Bay
$1835
57.7K
Frankston
$1799
37.3K
Kalgoorlie
$1571
30.8K