Afghanistan vs Austria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Afghanistan Austria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$547
$1840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1158
$4435
🏠 One person rent
$265
$961
🏘️ Family rent
$374
$1740
🍽️ Food expenses
$172
$568
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.9
$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$192
$2753
💸 GDP per capita
$353
$56506
😃 Human freedom index
4
8.24
❤️ Life expectancy
62.9
81.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
20
71
🌐 English speaking %
6%
73.1%
🎓 Higher education
24
93
😀 Quality of life
4
88
🏙️ Population
37.5M
8.98M

The average cost of living in Afghanistan ($547) is 70% less expensive than in Austria ($1840). Afghanistan ranked 174th vs 20th 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 0.4 months in Afghanistan compared to 1.5 months in Austria. Ranked 195th 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
$2.52
$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.93
$67.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.82
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4
$5.17
 Cappuccino
$1.5
$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$3.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$137
$893
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$94.4
$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$301
$1828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$148
$1282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$203
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.5
$312
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$101
$36.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.47%
3.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$454
$8325
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$256
$5764
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.6
$51.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.76
$19.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.3
$2.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$4.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.9
$8.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.27
$6.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$14.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.5
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.62
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.4
$122
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$20.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.9
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.1
$99.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$27.7
$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1397
$12941

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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
$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 Austria

City Cost of living Population
Vienna
$1965
1.97M
Graz
$1764
293K
Linz
$1690
210K
Salzburg
$1778
155K
Innsbruck
$1783
131K
Klagenfurt
$1770
101K
Wels
$1350
65.3K
Sankt Polten
$1653
55.5K
Villach
$1674
65.1K
Wiener Neustadt
$1188
44.5K
Dornbirn
$1768
48.1K
Feldkirch
$1920
33.4K
Steyr
$1563
38.3K
Leonding
$1616
28.7K
Baden bei Wien
$1698
26.3K
Amstetten
$1436
23.6K
Klosterneuburg
$1681
27.1K
Bregenz
$1774
29.6K
Krems an der Donau
$1632
25.3K
Leoben
$1424
24.6K
Traun
$1604
24.5K
Kapfenberg
$1485
22.8K
Lustenau
$1740
23.6K
Modling
$1772
20.6K
Hallein
$1706
21.2K
Wolfsberg
$1397
25K