Afghanistan vs Benin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Afghanistan Benin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$455
$686
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$991
$1718
🏠 One person rent
$206
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$300
$536
🍽️ Food expenses
$152
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.7
$69.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$206
$100
💸 GDP per capita
$416
$1394
😃 Human freedom index
4
6.93
❤️ Life expectancy
62.9
60
👮 Corruption perceptions index
17
45
🌐 English speaking %
6%
1%
🎓 Higher education
24
41
😀 Quality of life
5
16
🏙️ Population
41.5M
14.1M

The average cost of living in Afghanistan ($455) is 34% less expensive than in Benin ($686). Afghanistan ranked 189th vs 141st for Benin 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 0.1 months in Benin. Ranked 193rd and 176th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Afghanistan vs Benin

We calculate prices for Afghanistan and Benin as a population-weighted mean of 12 and 4 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 Benin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.26
$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.93
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$6.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.44
$1.48
 Cappuccino
$1.29
$4.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.9
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$252
$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$119
$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.6
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.2
$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.1
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.54%
4.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$412
$1519
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$204
$913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.9
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$14.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.26
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$6.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$4.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$4.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.47
$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.05
$2.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.38
$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.8
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.41
$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.4
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.72
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.2
$22.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$33
$46.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.5
$170
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1294
$5839

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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 Benin

City Cost of living Population
Cotonou
$709
679K
Porto-Novo
$670
264K
Abomey
$590
90.2K
Save
$613
31.4K