Afghanistan vs Bangladesh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Afghanistan Bangladesh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$450
$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$985
$1017
🏠 One person rent
$201
$126
🏘️ Family rent
$274
$208
🍽️ Food expenses
$153
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.8
$66.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$136
$180
💸 GDP per capita
$414
$2593
😃 Human freedom index
4
5.52
❤️ Life expectancy
66
74.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
17
23
🌐 English speaking %
6%
12%
🎓 Higher education
25
64
😀 Quality of life
12
37
🏙️ Population
42.6M
174M

The average cost of living in Afghanistan ($450) is 7% more expensive than in Bangladesh ($422). Afghanistan ranked 190th vs 192nd 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 0.4 months in Bangladesh. Ranked 189th 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
$2.4
$2.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.4
$11.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.29
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$4.96
 Cappuccino
$1.12
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$88.6
$133
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$55.1
$82.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$200
$272
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$118
$163
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.9
$20.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.9
$31.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.2
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.98%
10.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$475
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$238
$508
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$18.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.8
$4.21
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.23
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$8.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$2.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.88
$9.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.74
$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.44
$3.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.42
$3.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.88
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.13
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$10.6
$17.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.47
$3.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.8
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.97
$2.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$19.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34
$44.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$24.9
$48
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1458
$1660

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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
$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 Bangladesh

City Cost of living Population
Dhaka
$464
16.8M
Chittagong
$358
2.58M
Narayanganj
$348
968K
Khulna
$301
929K
Rajshahi
$274
448K
Bogra
$287
401K
Sylhet
$321
480K
Barisal
$312
328K
Mymensingh
$282
258K
Rangpur
$308
294K
Cox's Bazar
$324
167K
Narsingdi
$352
185K
Jessore
$300
209K
Saidpur
$311
127K
Brahmanbaria
$332
268K