Afghanistan vs Belgium - Cost of Living Comparison

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Afghanistan Belgium
🚶 Cost of living one person
$455
$1528
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$991
$3592
🏠 One person rent
$206
$807
🏘️ Family rent
$300
$1313
🍽️ Food expenses
$152
$523
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.7
$78.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$206
$2610
💸 GDP per capita
$416
$54701
😃 Human freedom index
4
8.47
❤️ Life expectancy
62.9
81.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
17
69
🌐 English speaking %
6%
59%
🎓 Higher education
24
96
😀 Quality of life
5
87
🏙️ Population
41.5M
11.6M

The average cost of living in Afghanistan ($455) is 70% less expensive than in Belgium ($1528). Afghanistan ranked 189th vs 29th for Belgium 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 1.7 months in Belgium. Ranked 193rd and 19th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Afghanistan vs Belgium

We calculate prices for Afghanistan and Belgium as a population-weighted mean of 12 and 91 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 Belgium
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.26
$17.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.93
$79.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.44
$4.57
 Cappuccino
$1.29
$3.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$727
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.9
$614
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$252
$1250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$119
$1036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.6
$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.2
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.1
$48.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.54%
3.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$412
$3895
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$204
$3182
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$2.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.9
$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$25.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.26
$2.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.47
$7.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$9.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.05
$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.38
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.8
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.41
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.4
$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.72
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.2
$89.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$33
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.5
$622
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1294
$14161

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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 Belgium

City Cost of living Population
Antwerp
$1640
529K
Ghent
$1559
265K
Brussels
$1816
196K
Liege
$1399
195K
Charleroi
$1368
204K
Schaerbeek
$1651
133K
Anderlecht
$1667
121K
Leuven
$1683
101K
Mouscron
$1351
58.2K
Bruges
$1514
119K
Mons
$1391
95.3K
Namur
$1350
114K
Aalst
$1663
88.9K
Ostend
$1314
71.6K
La Louviere
$1503
81K
Tournai
$1545
69.6K
Kortrijk
$1342
77.7K
Hasselt
$1432
77.7K
Mechelen
$1541
86.9K
Braine-l'Alleud
$1615
39.8K
Seraing
$1393
64.3K
Sint-Niklaas
$1514
80.2K
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1580
57.7K
Vilvoorde
$1539
44K
Forest
$1692
56.6K
Roeselare
$1327
64.5K
Dendermonde
$1446
45.7K
Genk
$1422
66.1K
Saint-Gilles
$1663
49.7K
Verviers
$1182
55.2K