Afghanistan vs Belgium - Cost of Living Comparison

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Afghanistan Belgium
🚶 Cost of living one person
$470
$1790
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1027
$4202
🏠 One person rent
$209
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$289
$1521
🍽️ Food expenses
$162
$615
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.4
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$156
$2938
💸 GDP per capita
$414
$56615
😃 Human freedom index
4
8.53
❤️ Life expectancy
66
82.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
16
69
🌐 English speaking %
6%
59%
🎓 Higher education
26
97
😀 Quality of life
16
90
🏙️ Population
42.6M
11.9M

The average cost of living in Afghanistan ($470) is 74% less expensive than in Belgium ($1790). Afghanistan ranked 189th vs 25th 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 0.3 months in Afghanistan compared to 1.6 months in Belgium. Ranked 185th and 17th 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
$2.75
$21.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.1
$96.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$5.46
 Cappuccino
$1.29
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$3.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$63.9
$739
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$232
$1482
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$135
$1236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.6
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.2
$53.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.61%
3.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$542
$4256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$273
$3167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$56.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.48
$28
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.26
$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.15
$8.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.55
$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.52
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.61
$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.2
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.04
$21.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.2
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$24.9
$770
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1507
$18948

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Afghanistan

City Cost of living Population
Kabul
$473
5.33M
Kandahar
$463
614K
Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
469K
Kunduz
$454
357K
Jalalabad
$368
263K
Herat
$532
556K
Sheberghan
$457
176K
Khost
$423
160K
Puli Khumri
$429
114K
Ghazni
$425
143K
Lashkargah
$467
202K
Gardez
$433
70K

In Belgium

City Cost of living Population
Antwerp
$1857
529K
Ghent
$1846
273K
Brussels
$2065
196K
Liege
$1647
195K
Charleroi
$1784
204K
Schaerbeek
$1920
133K
Anderlecht
$1939
121K
Leuven
$1920
101K
Bruges
$1957
119K
Hasselt
$1780
90.2K
Mons
$1602
95.3K
Namur
$1610
115K
Aalst
$1890
88.9K
Ostend
$1587
71.6K
Kortrijk
$1549
77.7K
La Louviere
$1765
81K
Tournai
$1704
69.6K
Mechelen
$1877
86.9K
Mouscron
$1539
58.2K
Roeselare
$1555
64.5K
Sint-Niklaas
$1727
80.2K
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1853
57.7K
Seraing
$1643
64.3K
Forest
$1993
56.6K
Vilvoorde
$1866
44K
Dendermonde
$1706
45.7K
Genk
$1680
66.1K
Saint-Gilles
$1932
49.7K
Verviers
$1358
55.2K
Deinze
$1734
44.3K