Afghanistan vs Austria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Afghanistan Austria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$455
$1731
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$991
$4241
🏠 One person rent
$206
$903
🏘️ Family rent
$300
$1654
🍽️ Food expenses
$152
$527
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.7
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$206
$2564
💸 GDP per capita
$416
$56034
😃 Human freedom index
4
8.48
❤️ Life expectancy
62.9
81.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
17
67
🌐 English speaking %
6%
73.1%
🎓 Higher education
24
93
😀 Quality of life
5
87
🏙️ Population
41.5M
8.98M

The average cost of living in Afghanistan ($455) is 74% less expensive than in Austria ($1731). Afghanistan ranked 189th 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 0.5 months in Afghanistan compared to 1.5 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
$2.26
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.93
$64.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.44
$5.02
 Cappuccino
$1.29
$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$857
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.9
$645
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$252
$1674
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$119
$1257
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.6
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.2
$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.1
$34.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.54%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$412
$8352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$204
$5595
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.9
$50.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$20.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.26
$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$1.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.47
$7.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.05
$12.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.38
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.8
$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.41
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.4
$116
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.72
$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.2
$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$33
$96.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.5
$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1294
$16618

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Cities Comparison in Afghanistan vs Austria

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Afghanistan

City Cost of living Population
Kabul
$474
4.27M
Kandahar
$468
614K
Mazar-i-Sharif
$408
469K
Herat
$512
556K
Kunduz
$394
357K
Jalalabad
$303
263K
Sheberghan
$414
176K
Lashkargah
$476
202K
Ghazni
$389
143K
Khost
$366
160K
Puli Khumri
$381
114K
Gardez
$386
70K

In Austria

City Cost of living Population
Vienna
$1844
1.97M
Graz
$1594
293K
Linz
$1593
210K
Salzburg
$1672
155K
Innsbruck
$1636
131K
Klagenfurt
$1653
101K
Wels
$1393
65.3K
Villach
$1582
65.1K
Wiener Neustadt
$1586
44.5K
Dornbirn
$1660
48.1K
Feldkirch
$1818
33.4K
Steyr
$1474
38K
Baden bei Wien
$1627
26.3K
Amstetten
$1335
23.6K
Sankt Polten
$1559
55.5K
Leonding
$1555
28.7K
Leoben
$1263
24.6K
Bregenz
$1690
29.6K
Traun
$1549
24.5K
Kapfenberg
$1323
22.8K
Lustenau
$1641
23.6K
Modling
$1719
20.6K
Hallein
$1692
21.2K
Krems an der Donau
$1553
25.3K
Klosterneuburg
$1582
27.1K
Wolfsberg
$1303
25K