Afghanistan vs Colombia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Afghanistan Colombia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$547
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1158
$1803
🏠 One person rent
$265
$317
🏘️ Family rent
$374
$537
🍽️ Food expenses
$172
$247
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.9
$97.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$192
$369
💸 GDP per capita
$353
$6980
😃 Human freedom index
4
6.54
❤️ Life expectancy
62.9
73.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
20
40
🌐 English speaking %
6%
4.2%
🎓 Higher education
24
77
😀 Quality of life
4
36
🏙️ Population
37.5M
49.1M

The average cost of living in Afghanistan ($547) is 26% less expensive than in Colombia ($735). Afghanistan ranked 174th vs 130th for Colombia 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 0.5 months in Colombia. Ranked 195th and 131st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Afghanistan vs Colombia

We calculate prices for Afghanistan and Colombia as a population-weighted mean of 12 and 50 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 Colombia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.52
$5.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.93
$22.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.82
$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4
$1.33
 Cappuccino
$1.5
$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$137
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$94.4
$228
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$301
$549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$148
$409
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$51
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.5
$78.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$101
$21.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.47%
13.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$454
$1307
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$256
$1150
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.6
$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.76
$12.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.3
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$4.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$4.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$7.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.9
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.27
$2.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$5.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.5
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.62
$3.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.4
$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$6.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.9
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.1
$83.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$27.7
$207
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1397
$5687

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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 Colombia

City Cost of living Population
Bogota
$868
7.74M
Medellin
$873
2.53M
Cali
$733
2.47M
Barranquilla
$789
1.33M
Cartagena
$748
915K
Cucuta
$552
806K
Bucaramanga
$642
615K
Soledad
$840
676K
Pereira
$641
591K
Soacha
$748
783K
Bello
$789
562K
Villavicencio
$475
664K
Buenaventura
$718
424K
Santa Marta
$979
516K
Valledupar
$558
544K
Manizales
$653
454K
Pasto
$488
411K
Palmira
$652
359K
Monteria
$620
400K
Neiva
$520
380K
Ibague
$501
541K
Barrancabermeja
$573
300K
Envigado
$871
229K
Armenia
$541
301K
Floridablanca
$584
267K
Popayan
$462
301K
Sincelejo
$506
287K
Tulua
$477
219K
Tumaco
$544
213K
Zipaquira
$681
196K