Afghanistan vs Belgium - Cost of Living Comparison

Afghanistan Belgium
🚶 Cost of living one person
$441
$1520
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$914
$3527
🏠 One person rent
$218
$807
🏘️ Family rent
$300
$1274
🍽️ Food expenses
$136
$512
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.9
$81.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$211
$2682
💸 GDP per capita
$364
$49583
😃 Human freedom index
4
8.27
❤️ Life expectancy
62
81.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
24
73
🌐 English speaking %
6%
59%
🎓 Higher education
24
95
😀 Quality of life
12
90
🏙️ Population
37.5M
11.6M

The average cost of living in Afghanistan ($441) is 71% less expensive than in Belgium ($1520). Afghanistan ranked 188th vs 31st 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 1.8 months in Belgium. Ranked 188th 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
$2.13
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.16
$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.05
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.05
$4.33
 Cappuccino
$1.38
$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$751
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$80.9
$602
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$226
$1218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$131
$988
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.9
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.7
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$91.8
$52.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.8%
2.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$436
$4027
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$252
$3308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$2.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.5
$52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.24
$24.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.26
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.29
$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.24
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.8
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.43
$7.39
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$8.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.94
$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.11
$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$10.6
$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.93
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.7
$31.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.5
$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.4
$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34
$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$19.2
$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1110
$15969

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Afghanistan

City Cost of living Population
Kabul
$476
4.27M
Mazar-i-Sharif
$392
469K
Kandahar
$410
614K
Herat
$444
556K
Kunduz
$382
357K
Sheberghan
$378
176K
Jalalabad
$305
263K
Lashkargah
$380
202K
Ghazni
$349
143K
Puli Khumri
$376
114K
Khost
$399
160K
Gardez
$393
70K

In Belgium

City Cost of living Population
Antwerp
$1637
529K
Ghent
$1538
265K
Brussels
$1766
189K
Charleroi
$1481
202K
Liege
$1406
195K
Schaerbeek
$1618
133K
Anderlecht
$1584
121K
Leuven
$1659
101K
Mons
$1428
95.3K
Bruges
$1461
119K
Namur
$1380
111K
Vilvoorde
$1508
44K
La Louviere
$1495
81K
Aalst
$1510
88.9K
Hasselt
$1483
77.7K
Mechelen
$1479
86.9K
Mouscron
$1467
58.2K
Tournai
$1509
69.6K
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1574
57.7K
Sint-Niklaas
$1542
80.2K
Kortrijk
$1342
77.7K
Forest
$1573
56.6K
Saint-Gilles
$1456
49.7K
Seraing
$1424
64.3K
Dendermonde
$1446
45.7K
Roeselare
$1415
64.5K
Genk
$1521
66.1K
Braine-l'Alleud
$1581
39.8K
Ostend
$1360
71.6K
Verviers
$1161
55.2K