Afghanistan vs Brazil - Cost of Living Comparison

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Afghanistan Brazil
🚶 Cost of living one person
$547
$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1158
$1803
🏠 One person rent
$265
$307
🏘️ Family rent
$374
$543
🍽️ Food expenses
$172
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.9
$75.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$192
$426
💸 GDP per capita
$353
$10044
😃 Human freedom index
4
6.92
❤️ Life expectancy
62.9
73.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
20
36
🌐 English speaking %
6%
5.1%
🎓 Higher education
24
92
😀 Quality of life
4
39
🏙️ Population
37.5M
203M

The average cost of living in Afghanistan ($547) is 22% less expensive than in Brazil ($705). Afghanistan ranked 174th vs 135th for Brazil in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Afghanistan compared to 0.6 months in Brazil. Ranked 195th and 116th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Afghanistan vs Brazil

We calculate prices for Afghanistan and Brazil as a population-weighted mean of 12 and 385 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 Brazil
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.52
$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.93
$26.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.82
$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4
$1.76
 Cappuccino
$1.5
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$137
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$94.4
$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$301
$584
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$148
$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$51.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.5
$78.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$101
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.47%
10.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$454
$1525
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$256
$1067
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.6
$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.76
$8.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.3
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$8.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.9
$7.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.27
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.5
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.62
$6.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.4
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$7.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.9
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.1
$73.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$27.7
$300
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1397
$8118

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Afghanistan

City Cost of living Population
Kabul
$599
4.27M
Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
469K
Kandahar
$521
614K
Herat
$514
556K
Kunduz
$467
357K
Jalalabad
$358
263K
Sheberghan
$450
176K
Lashkargah
$487
202K
Khost
$441
160K
Ghazni
$476
143K
Puli Khumri
$457
114K
Gardez
$469
70K

In Brazil

City Cost of living Population
Sao Paulo
$1012
11.5M
Rio de Janeiro
$955
6.21M
Brasilia
$806
2.82M
Salvador
$741
2.42M
Manaus
$798
2.06M
Curitiba
$766
1.77M
Belo Horizonte
$787
2.32M
Recife
$776
1.49M
Campinas
$803
1.21M
Santo Andre
$644
749K
Belem
$770
1.3M
Porto Alegre
$794
1.33M
Fortaleza
$717
2.43M
Goiania
$656
1.44M
Guarulhos
$691
1.29M
Sao Jose dos Campos
$666
697K
Joinville
$680
616K
Uberlandia
$638
713K
Maceio
$630
958K
Ribeirao Preto
$673
698K
Sao Luis
$692
1.04M
Joao Pessoa
$669
834K
Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$610
644K
Teresina
$576
868K
Duque de Caxias
$636
887K
Florianopolis
$826
537K
Osasco
$686
743K
Niteroi
$773
497K
Sao Bernardo do Campo
$657
811K
Petrolina
$412
387K