Afghanistan vs Chad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Afghanistan Chad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$547
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1158
$1285
🏠 One person rent
$265
$229
🏘️ Family rent
$374
$433
🍽️ Food expenses
$172
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.9
$42.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$192
$395
💸 GDP per capita
$353
$719
😃 Human freedom index
4
4.99
❤️ Life expectancy
62.9
53
👮 Corruption perceptions index
20
20
🌐 English speaking %
6%
0%
🎓 Higher education
24
17
😀 Quality of life
4
5
🏙️ Population
37.5M
15.5M

The average cost of living in Afghanistan ($547) is 5% more expensive than in Chad ($523). Afghanistan ranked 174th vs 181st for Chad 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 0.8 months in Chad. Ranked 195th and 193rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Afghanistan vs Chad

We calculate prices for Afghanistan and Chad as a population-weighted mean of 12 and 5 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 Chad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.52
$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.93
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.82
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4
$1.78
 Cappuccino
$1.5
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$137
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$94.4
$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$301
$492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$148
$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.5
$56.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$101
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.47%
12.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$454
$1591
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$256
$859
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.6
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.76
$5.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.3
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$6.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$4.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$6.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.9
$7.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.27
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$2.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.5
$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.62
$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.4
$12.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.9
$26.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.1
$61.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$27.7
$82.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1397
$2924

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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 Chad

City Cost of living Population
N'Djamena
$529
1.09M
Sarh
$493
108K
Abeche
$494
76.5K
Bongor
$492
27.8K
Bol
$494
11.7K