Afghanistan vs Austria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Afghanistan Austria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$450
$1973
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$985
$4769
🏠 One person rent
$201
$1011
🏘️ Family rent
$274
$1742
🍽️ Food expenses
$153
$637
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.8
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$136
$3212
💸 GDP per capita
$414
$56833
😃 Human freedom index
4
8.48
❤️ Life expectancy
66
81.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
17
67
🌐 English speaking %
6%
73.1%
🎓 Higher education
25
93
😀 Quality of life
12
89
🏙️ Population
42.6M
9.18M

The average cost of living in Afghanistan ($450) is 77% less expensive than in Austria ($1973). Afghanistan ranked 190th 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 189th and 17th 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
$2.4
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.4
$84.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.29
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$5.73
 Cappuccino
$1.12
$4.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$3.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$88.6
$991
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$55.1
$746
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$200
$2031
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$118
$1469
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.9
$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.9
$271
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.2
$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.98%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$475
$8831
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$238
$5831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$55.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.8
$21.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.23
$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$4.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$19.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$23.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$3.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$3.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.88
$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.74
$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.44
$7.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.42
$17.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.88
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.13
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$10.6
$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.47
$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.8
$133
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.97
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$97.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$24.9
$491
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1458
$19045

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Afghanistan

City Cost of living Population
Kabul
$458
4.27M
Kandahar
$436
614K
Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
469K
Kunduz
$428
357K
Herat
$509
556K
Jalalabad
$354
263K
Sheberghan
$432
176K
Khost
$393
160K
Ghazni
$396
143K
Puli Khumri
$404
114K
Lashkargah
$439
202K
Gardez
$401
70K

In Austria

City Cost of living Population
Vienna
$2132
1.97M
Graz
$1685
293K
Linz
$1760
212K
Salzburg
$1904
155K
Innsbruck
$1917
131K
Klagenfurt
$1683
101K
Wels
$1553
65.3K
Sankt Polten
$1774
55.5K
Villach
$1756
65.1K
Dornbirn
$2029
48.1K
Wiener Neustadt
$2019
44.5K
Feldkirch
$2108
33.4K
Steyr
$1651
38K
Amstetten
$1468
23.6K
Leonding
$1707
28.7K
Baden bei Wien
$1917
26.3K
Bregenz
$1830
29.6K
Leoben
$1378
24.6K
Krems an der Donau
$1759
25.3K
Wolfsberg
$1416
25K
Lustenau
$1944
23.6K
Traun
$1660
24.5K
Kapfenberg
$1574
22.8K
Modling
$1976
20.6K
Hallein
$1880
21.2K
Klosterneuburg
$1859
27.1K