Afghanistan vs Bulgaria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Afghanistan Bulgaria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$547
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1158
$2116
🏠 One person rent
$265
$376
🏘️ Family rent
$374
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$172
$327
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.9
$52.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$192
$1078
💸 GDP per capita
$353
$15798
😃 Human freedom index
4
7.68
❤️ Life expectancy
62.9
74.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
20
45
🌐 English speaking %
6%
24.9%
🎓 Higher education
24
71
😀 Quality of life
4
65
🏙️ Population
37.5M
7M

The average cost of living in Afghanistan ($547) is 35% less expensive than in Bulgaria ($841). Afghanistan ranked 174th vs 117th 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 0.4 months in Afghanistan compared to 1.3 months in Bulgaria. Ranked 195th and 49th 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
$2.52
$8.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.93
$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.82
$7.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4
$2.14
 Cappuccino
$1.5
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$137
$383
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$94.4
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$301
$678
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$148
$489
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$75.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.5
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$101
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.47%
4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$454
$2228
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$256
$1494
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.6
$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.76
$6.96
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.3
$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$3.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$9.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$7.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.9
$6.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.27
$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$7.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.5
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.62
$7.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.4
$24.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$6.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.9
$57.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.1
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$27.7
$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1397
$6637

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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 Bulgaria

City Cost of living Population
Sofia
$1043
1.4M
Plovdiv
$770
387K
Varna
$931
371K
Burgas
$573
226K
Stara Zagora
$693
154K
Ruse
$668
157K
Dobrich
$755
99.7K
Shumen
$644
94.1K
Sliven
$624
88.4K
Yambol
$561
80.2K
Pleven
$684
99.2K
Pernik
$712
80K
Haskovo
$661
90.8K
Veliko Tarnovo
$793
70.5K
Gabrovo
$589
59.2K
Vratsa
$876
66.1K
Pazardzhik
$706
82.1K
Blagoevgrad
$610
82K
Asenovgrad
$634
59K
Vidin
$640
54.5K
Bansko
$943
9.68K