Afghanistan vs Austria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Afghanistan Austria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$494
$2042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1075
$4939
🏠 One person rent
$219
$1058
🏘️ Family rent
$305
$1831
🍽️ Food expenses
$172
$640
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.7
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$127
$3206
💸 GDP per capita
$414
$58269
😃 Human freedom index
4
8.54
❤️ Life expectancy
66
81.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
16
69
🌐 English speaking %
6%
73.1%
🎓 Higher education
26
93
😀 Quality of life
13
91
🏙️ Population
42.6M
9.18M

The average cost of living in Afghanistan ($494) is 76% less expensive than in Austria ($2042). Afghanistan ranked 189th vs 19th 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 188th and 15th 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
$3.12
$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.77
$81.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.43
$13.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.76
$6.01
 Cappuccino
$1.49
$5.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$3.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$1023
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$74.1
$782
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$270
$2151
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$154
$1546
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45
$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.8
$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$94.9
$35.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.55%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$618
$11916
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$313
$6053
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$3.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.1
$61.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.27
$23.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.3
$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.66
$4.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$23.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$3.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$3.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.45
$8.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.68
$7.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.61
$17.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.17
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.5
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.71
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$133
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.25
$21.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.2
$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$26.9
$490
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1289
$22021

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Afghanistan

City Cost of living Population
Kabul
$504
5.33M
Kandahar
$473
614K
Herat
$556
556K
Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
469K
Kunduz
$468
357K
Jalalabad
$381
263K
Lashkargah
$469
202K
Sheberghan
$470
176K
Khost
$438
160K
Ghazni
$447
143K
Puli Khumri
$447
114K
Gardez
$456
70K

In Austria

City Cost of living Population
Vienna
$2240
2.03M
Graz
$1681
293K
Linz
$1803
212K
Salzburg
$2003
155K
Innsbruck
$1887
132K
Klagenfurt
$1752
101K
Wels
$1568
65.3K
Villach
$1648
65.1K
Sankt Polten
$1805
55.5K
Dornbirn
$2036
48.1K
Wiener Neustadt
$1941
44.5K
Feldkirch
$2103
33.4K
Steyr
$1653
38K
Klosterneuburg
$1883
27.1K
Baden bei Wien
$1831
26.3K
Leonding
$1751
28.7K
Krems an der Donau
$1789
25.3K
Bregenz
$1844
29.5K
Wolfsberg
$1436
25K
Amstetten
$1499
24K
Traun
$1701
24.5K
Lustenau
$1957
24.6K
Modling
$1862
20.6K
Leoben
$1409
24.6K
Kapfenberg
$1518
22.8K
Hallein
$1929
21.2K