Afghanistan vs Cuba - Cost of Living Comparison

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Afghanistan Cuba
🚶 Cost of living one person
$470
$1255
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1027
$2681
🏠 One person rent
$209
$639
🏘️ Family rent
$289
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$162
$430
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.4
$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$156
$256
💸 GDP per capita
$414
$9605
😃 Human freedom index
4
5.2
❤️ Life expectancy
66
78.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
16
40
🌐 English speaking %
6%
6%
🎓 Higher education
26
55
😀 Quality of life
16
47
🏙️ Population
42.6M
11M

The average cost of living in Afghanistan ($470) is 63% less expensive than in Cuba ($1255). Afghanistan ranked 189th vs 59th for Cuba in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Afghanistan compared to 0.2 months in Cuba. Ranked 185th and 108th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Afghanistan vs Cuba

We calculate prices for Afghanistan and Cuba as a population-weighted mean of 12 and 25 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 Cuba
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.75
$10
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.1
$35.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$3.39
 Cappuccino
$1.29
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$63.9
$540
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$232
$849
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$135
$884
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.6
$53.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$82.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.2
$69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.61%
8.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$542
$359
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$273
$357
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.48
$11.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$2.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.26
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$8.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$4.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.15
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.55
$5.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.52
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$8.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$3.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$34.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.61
$4.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.2
$66.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.04
$28.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$48.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.2
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$24.9
$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1507
$10513

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In Afghanistan

City Cost of living Population
Kabul
$473
5.33M
Kandahar
$463
614K
Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
469K
Kunduz
$454
357K
Jalalabad
$368
263K
Herat
$532
556K
Sheberghan
$457
176K
Khost
$423
160K
Puli Khumri
$429
114K
Ghazni
$425
143K
Lashkargah
$467
202K
Gardez
$433
70K

In Cuba

City Cost of living Population
Havana
$993
2.49M
Santiago de Cuba
$1647
445K
Holguin
$1355
350K
Camaguey
$1616
322K
Bayamo
$1165
235K
Santa Clara
$1157
247K
Guantanamo
$1664
228K
Las Tunas
$1579
202K
Manzanillo
$2770
151K
Pinar del Rio
$1138
189K
Sancti Spiritus
$1228
139K
Cienfuegos
$872
165K
Ciego de Avila
$1324
143K
Matanzas
$1164
152K
Palma Soriano
$1273
120K
Cardenas
$1199
86.7K
Guines
$1141
66.9K
Moa
$1888
73.1K
Placetas
$1097
71.2K
Moron
$1315
59.4K
Colon
$1155
68K
Artemisa
$1091
59.1K
Florida
$1519
71.7K
Yara
$2134
59.4K
Sagua La Grande
$1170
43K