Afghanistan vs Bangladesh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Afghanistan Bangladesh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$455
$394
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$991
$997
🏠 One person rent
$206
$109
🏘️ Family rent
$300
$216
🍽️ Food expenses
$152
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.7
$65.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$206
$256
💸 GDP per capita
$416
$2551
😃 Human freedom index
4
5.52
❤️ Life expectancy
62.9
73.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
17
23
🌐 English speaking %
6%
12%
🎓 Higher education
24
63
😀 Quality of life
5
33
🏙️ Population
41.5M
171M

The average cost of living in Afghanistan ($455) is 15% more expensive than in Bangladesh ($394). Afghanistan ranked 189th vs 194th for Bangladesh 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 0.7 months in Bangladesh. Ranked 193rd and 138th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Afghanistan vs Bangladesh

We calculate prices for Afghanistan and Bangladesh as a population-weighted mean of 12 and 15 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 Bangladesh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.26
$1.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.93
$11.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.44
$4.2
 Cappuccino
$1.29
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$112
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.9
$67
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$252
$262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$119
$150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.6
$19.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.2
$30.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.1
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.54%
10.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$412
$872
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$204
$469
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.9
$18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$4.21
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.26
$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$7.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$2.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$6.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.47
$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$2.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.05
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.38
$0.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.8
$16.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.41
$3.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.4
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.72
$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.2
$18.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$33
$40.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.5
$42.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1294
$1451

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Cities Comparison in Afghanistan vs Bangladesh

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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 Bangladesh

City Cost of living Population
Dhaka
$430
16.8M
Chittagong
$351
2.58M
Narayanganj
$309
968K
Khulna
$303
929K
Sylhet
$305
480K
Rajshahi
$274
448K
Bogra
$280
401K
Barisal
$287
328K
Mymensingh
$264
258K
Jessore
$289
202K
Rangpur
$296
294K
Cox's Bazar
$323
167K
Narsingdi
$295
185K
Saidpur
$296
127K
Brahmanbaria
$297
268K