Afghanistan vs Denmark - Cost of Living Comparison

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Afghanistan Denmark
🚶 Cost of living one person
$450
$2130
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$985
$4915
🏠 One person rent
$201
$1129
🏘️ Family rent
$274
$1923
🍽️ Food expenses
$153
$685
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.8
$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$136
$4172
💸 GDP per capita
$414
$71852
😃 Human freedom index
4
9.04
❤️ Life expectancy
66
81.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
17
90
🌐 English speaking %
6%
86.1%
🎓 Higher education
25
97
😀 Quality of life
12
96
🏙️ Population
42.6M
5.98M

The average cost of living in Afghanistan ($450) is 79% less expensive than in Denmark ($2130). Afghanistan ranked 190th vs 15th for Denmark 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 2 months in Denmark. Ranked 189th and 2nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Afghanistan vs Denmark

We calculate prices for Afghanistan and Denmark as a population-weighted mean of 12 and 27 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 Denmark
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.4
$23.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.4
$106
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.29
$14.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$8.6
 Cappuccino
$1.12
$6.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$4.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$88.6
$1236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$55.1
$903
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$200
$2256
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$118
$1700
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.9
$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.9
$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.2
$42.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.98%
3.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$475
$6293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$238
$4250
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$3.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.8
$26.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$2.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.23
$3.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$5.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$3.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$3.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$5.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.88
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.74
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.44
$9.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.42
$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.88
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.13
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$10.6
$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.47
$19.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.8
$72.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.97
$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$113
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$24.9
$579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1458
$10499

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Afghanistan

City Cost of living Population
Kabul
$458
4.27M
Kandahar
$436
614K
Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
469K
Kunduz
$428
357K
Herat
$509
556K
Jalalabad
$354
263K
Sheberghan
$432
176K
Khost
$393
160K
Ghazni
$396
143K
Puli Khumri
$404
114K
Lashkargah
$439
202K
Gardez
$401
70K

In Denmark

City Cost of living Population
Copenhagen
$2601
667K
Aarhus
$2088
291K
Odense
$1805
185K
Frederiksberg
$2617
106K
Aalborg
$1866
122K
Esbjerg
$1657
71.6K
Gentofte
$2379
75.8K
Vejle
$1869
62K
Roskilde
$2086
53.4K
Herning
$1634
51.3K
Naestved
$2029
45K
Randers
$1675
64.5K
Horsens
$1770
64.4K
Silkeborg
$1861
50.9K
Kolding
$1675
63.6K
Horsholm
$2184
47.5K
Holstebro
$1668
37.2K
Hillerod
$2280
36K
Fredericia
$1668
41.2K
Helsingor
$1977
47.4K
Viborg
$1658
41.1K
Frederikshavn
$1542
23.5K
Sonderborg
$1563
27.6K
Svendborg
$1785
27.2K
Nuuk
$2217
18.3K
Haderslev
$1662
22.2K
Torshavn
$2077
14K