Afghanistan vs Austria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Afghanistan Austria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$1743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1085
$4236
🏠 One person rent
$262
$900
🏘️ Family rent
$362
$1640
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$541
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.1
$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$179
$2736
💸 GDP per capita
$356
$52085
😃 Human freedom index
4
8.24
❤️ Life expectancy
62
81.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
20
71
🌐 English speaking %
6%
73.1%
🎓 Higher education
24
93
😀 Quality of life
9
89
🏙️ Population
37.5M
8.98M

The average cost of living in Afghanistan ($524) is 70% less expensive than in Austria ($1743). Afghanistan ranked 169th vs 22nd for Austria in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Afghanistan compared to 1.6 months in Austria. Ranked 193rd and 18th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Afghanistan vs Austria

We calculate prices for Afghanistan and Austria as a population-weighted mean of 12 and 26 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 Austria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.35
$15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.8
$62.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.66
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.78
$4.78
 Cappuccino
$1.43
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$3.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$847
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$87.5
$647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$242
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$146
$1253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.6
$281
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$106
$35
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.63%
3.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$429
$7748
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$243
$5374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$51.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.94
$19.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.28
$2.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.91
$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.32
$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$6.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.25
$14.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.3
$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.46
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$19
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.9
$95.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.5
$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$26
$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1307
$12866

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Afghanistan

City Cost of living Population
Kabul
$567
4.27M
Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
469K
Kandahar
$513
614K
Herat
$514
556K
Kunduz
$445
357K
Jalalabad
$347
263K
Sheberghan
$446
176K
Lashkargah
$484
202K
Khost
$423
160K
Ghazni
$455
143K
Puli Khumri
$437
114K
Gardez
$449
70K

In Austria

City Cost of living Population
Vienna
$1854
1.97M
Graz
$1658
293K
Linz
$1646
210K
Salzburg
$1691
155K
Innsbruck
$1720
131K
Klagenfurt
$1664
101K
Sankt Polten
$1535
55.5K
Wels
$1301
61.2K
Villach
$1581
65.1K
Dornbirn
$1605
48.1K
Wiener Neustadt
$1325
44.5K
Steyr
$1508
38.3K
Baden bei Wien
$1663
26.3K
Klosterneuburg
$1602
27.1K
Amstetten
$1378
23.7K
Feldkirch
$1637
33.4K
Leonding
$1562
28.7K
Bregenz
$1705
29.8K
Krems an der Donau
$1543
25.3K
Leoben
$1393
24.6K
Traun
$1546
24.5K
Kapfenberg
$1229
22.8K
Modling
$1621
20.6K
Hallein
$1688
21.2K
Lustenau
$1612
22.8K
Wolfsberg
$1321
25K