Afghanistan vs Bulgaria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Afghanistan Bulgaria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$455
$824
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$991
$2068
🏠 One person rent
$206
$369
🏘️ Family rent
$300
$650
🍽️ Food expenses
$152
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.7
$50.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$206
$1056
💸 GDP per capita
$416
$15886
😃 Human freedom index
4
7.77
❤️ Life expectancy
62.9
74.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
17
43
🌐 English speaking %
6%
24.9%
🎓 Higher education
24
72
😀 Quality of life
5
65
🏙️ Population
41.5M
6.8M

The average cost of living in Afghanistan ($455) is 45% less expensive than in Bulgaria ($824). Afghanistan ranked 189th vs 118th 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 0.5 months in Afghanistan compared to 1.3 months in Bulgaria. Ranked 193rd and 50th 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
$2.26
$8.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.93
$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$7.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.44
$2.17
 Cappuccino
$1.29
$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.9
$268
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$252
$697
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$119
$490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.6
$68.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.2
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.1
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.54%
4.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$412
$2184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$204
$1498
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.9
$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$6.77
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.26
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$3.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$9.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$7.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$2.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.47
$6.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$3.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.05
$8.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.38
$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.8
$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.41
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.4
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.72
$6.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.2
$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$33
$85.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.5
$412
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1294
$5765

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$349

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Cities Comparison in Afghanistan vs Bulgaria

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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 Bulgaria

City Cost of living Population
Sofia
$1037
1.4M
Plovdiv
$734
387K
Varna
$892
371K
Burgas
$721
226K
Stara Zagora
$646
154K
Ruse
$633
157K
Dobrich
$702
99.7K
Shumen
$622
94.1K
Pleven
$594
99.2K
Blagoevgrad
$576
82K
Sliven
$631
88.4K
Yambol
$546
80.2K
Pernik
$682
80K
Haskovo
$619
90.8K
Veliko Tarnovo
$731
70.5K
Vratsa
$687
66.1K
Pazardzhik
$667
82.1K
Gabrovo
$598
59.2K
Asenovgrad
$616
59K
Vidin
$605
54.5K
Bansko
$866
9.68K