Afghanistan vs Bangladesh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Afghanistan Bangladesh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$494
$429
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1075
$1036
🏠 One person rent
$219
$132
🏘️ Family rent
$305
$218
🍽️ Food expenses
$172
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.7
$66.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$127
$236
💸 GDP per capita
$414
$2593
😃 Human freedom index
4
5.44
❤️ Life expectancy
66
74.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
16
24
🌐 English speaking %
6%
6.5%
🎓 Higher education
26
65
😀 Quality of life
13
38
🏙️ Population
42.6M
174M

The average cost of living in Afghanistan ($494) is 15% more expensive than in Bangladesh ($429). Afghanistan ranked 189th vs 191st 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 0.3 months in Afghanistan compared to 0.5 months in Bangladesh. Ranked 188th and 134th 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
$3.12
$2.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.77
$11.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.43
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.76
$5.11
 Cappuccino
$1.49
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$144
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$74.1
$85.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$270
$326
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$154
$181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45
$23.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.8
$36
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$94.9
$11.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.55%
10.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$618
$1153
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$313
$672
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.1
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.27
$4.38
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.3
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.66
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$8.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$6.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.45
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.68
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.61
$2.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.17
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.5
$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.71
$3.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.25
$2.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$18.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.2
$45.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$26.9
$64.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1289
$2150

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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
$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 Bangladesh

City Cost of living Population
Dhaka
$478
16.8M
Chittagong
$358
3.23M
Narayanganj
$348
968K
Khulna
$287
929K
Sylhet
$327
480K
Rajshahi
$289
448K
Bogra
$297
401K
Mymensingh
$278
258K
Brahmanbaria
$329
268K
Barisal
$321
328K
Jessore
$326
209K
Cox's Bazar
$321
196K
Rangpur
$307
294K
Narsingdi
$357
185K
Saidpur
$320
127K