Afghanistan vs Belgium - Cost of Living Comparison

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Afghanistan Belgium
🚶 Cost of living one person
$494
$1775
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1075
$4154
🏠 One person rent
$219
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$305
$1507
🍽️ Food expenses
$172
$605
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.7
$87.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$127
$2977
💸 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
13
91
🏙️ Population
42.6M
11.9M

The average cost of living in Afghanistan ($494) is 72% less expensive than in Belgium ($1775). 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 1.7 months in Belgium. Ranked 188th and 16th 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
$3.12
$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.77
$92.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.43
$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.76
$5.29
 Cappuccino
$1.49
$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$3.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$847
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$74.1
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$270
$1479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$154
$1222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45
$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.8
$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$94.9
$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.55%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$618
$4264
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$313
$3147
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$3.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.1
$55.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.27
$27.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.3
$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.66
$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$3.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$2.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.45
$8.39
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.68
$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.61
$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.17
$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$2.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.5
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.71
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.25
$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$102
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.2
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$26.9
$883
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1289
$18519

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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 Belgium

City Cost of living Population
Antwerp
$1834
529K
Ghent
$1817
273K
Brussels
$2030
196K
Liege
$1596
195K
Charleroi
$1776
204K
Schaerbeek
$1896
133K
Anderlecht
$1926
121K
Leuven
$1895
101K
Bruges
$1914
119K
Hasselt
$1779
90.2K
Mons
$1577
95.3K
La Louviere
$1752
81K
Mouscron
$1617
58.2K
Aalst
$1881
88.9K
Ostend
$1544
71.6K
Kortrijk
$1583
77.7K
Tournai
$1767
69.6K
Namur
$1716
115K
Braine-l'Alleud
$1888
40.7K
Mechelen
$1848
86.9K
Seraing
$1600
64.3K
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1837
57.7K
Sint-Niklaas
$1799
80.2K
Roeselare
$1540
64.5K
Forest
$1969
56.6K
Vilvoorde
$1844
44K
Saint-Gilles
$1895
49.7K
Dendermonde
$1769
45.7K
Verviers
$1303
55.2K
Genk
$1643
66.1K