Afghanistan vs Costa Rica - Cost of Living Comparison

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Afghanistan Costa Rica
🚶 Cost of living one person
$547
$1195
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1158
$2964
🏠 One person rent
$265
$547
🏘️ Family rent
$374
$932
🍽️ Food expenses
$172
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.9
$64.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$192
$956
💸 GDP per capita
$353
$16595
😃 Human freedom index
4
8.04
❤️ Life expectancy
62.9
77.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
20
55
🌐 English speaking %
6%
8.2%
🎓 Higher education
24
75
😀 Quality of life
4
56
🏙️ Population
37.5M
5.04M

The average cost of living in Afghanistan ($547) is 54% less expensive than in Costa Rica ($1195). Afghanistan ranked 174th vs 52nd for Costa Rica 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 Costa Rica. Ranked 195th and 65th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Afghanistan vs Costa Rica

We calculate prices for Afghanistan and Costa Rica as a population-weighted mean of 12 and 9 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 Costa Rica
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.52
$9.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.93
$47
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.82
$8.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4
$2.84
 Cappuccino
$1.5
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$137
$597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$94.4
$411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$301
$1066
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$148
$737
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$55.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.5
$85.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$101
$43.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.47%
11.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$454
$2170
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$256
$1570
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.6
$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.76
$14.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.3
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$8.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.9
$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.27
$4.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$2.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$3.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.5
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.62
$8.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.4
$66.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.9
$69.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.1
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$27.7
$481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1397
$12191

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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 Costa Rica

City Cost of living Population
San Jose
$1239
342K
Limon
$1201
71.5K
Alajuela
$1233
44.4K
Liberia
$898
65.9K
Puntarenas
$1277
41.5K
Cartago
$961
22.8K
Heredia
$1246
16.7K
Tamarindo
$1687
7.13K
Santa Teresa
$1310
3K