Afghanistan vs Bulgaria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Afghanistan Bulgaria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$470
$1018
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1027
$2517
🏠 One person rent
$209
$485
🏘️ Family rent
$289
$832
🍽️ Food expenses
$162
$381
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.4
$56
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$156
$1189
💸 GDP per capita
$414
$17596
😃 Human freedom index
4
7.85
❤️ Life expectancy
66
75.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
16
40
🌐 English speaking %
6%
24.9%
🎓 Higher education
26
72
😀 Quality of life
16
69
🏙️ Population
42.6M
6.44M

The average cost of living in Afghanistan ($470) is 54% less expensive than in Bulgaria ($1018). Afghanistan ranked 189th vs 98th for Bulgaria 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 1.2 months in Bulgaria. Ranked 185th and 53rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Afghanistan vs Bulgaria

We calculate prices for Afghanistan and Bulgaria as a population-weighted mean of 12 and 21 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 Bulgaria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.75
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.1
$45
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$9.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$2.6
 Cappuccino
$1.29
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$63.9
$366
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$232
$949
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$135
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.6
$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.2
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.61%
3.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$542
$2891
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$273
$1950
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.48
$7.93
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.26
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$8.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.15
$7.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.55
$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.52
$9.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.61
$8.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.2
$30
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.04
$7.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.2
$97.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$24.9
$523
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1507
$9061

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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 Bulgaria

City Cost of living Population
Sofia
$1329
1.21M
Varna
$1099
319K
Plovdiv
$878
329K
Burgas
$872
189K
Stara Zagora
$716
121K
Ruse
$784
121K
Sliven
$607
78.2K
Pernik
$713
65.8K
Pleven
$704
88.6K
Yambol
$644
59.4K
Dobrich
$805
69.4K
Shumen
$666
66.6K
Blagoevgrad
$717
62.7K
Veliko Tarnovo
$759
59.9K
Vratsa
$763
48.1K
Haskovo
$708
63.3K
Pazardzhik
$787
54.3K
Gabrovo
$665
43.7K
Asenovgrad
$733
45.4K
Vidin
$683
33.4K
Bansko
$871
10K