Afghanistan vs Ethiopia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Afghanistan Ethiopia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$450
$1210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$985
$2940
🏠 One person rent
$201
$685
🏘️ Family rent
$274
$1102
🍽️ Food expenses
$153
$319
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.8
$51
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$136
$189
💸 GDP per capita
$414
$1011
😃 Human freedom index
4
5.16
❤️ Life expectancy
66
67.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
17
37
🌐 English speaking %
6%
0.2%
🎓 Higher education
25
59
😀 Quality of life
12
23
🏙️ Population
42.6M
132M

The average cost of living in Afghanistan ($450) is 63% less expensive than in Ethiopia ($1210). Afghanistan ranked 190th vs 61st for Ethiopia 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 Ethiopia. Ranked 189th and 170th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Afghanistan vs Ethiopia

We calculate prices for Afghanistan and Ethiopia as a population-weighted mean of 12 and 10 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 Ethiopia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.4
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.4
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.29
$6.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$0.93
 Cappuccino
$1.12
$1.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$88.6
$677
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$55.1
$425
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$200
$1647
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$118
$888
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.9
$91.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.9
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.2
$118
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.98%
17.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$475
$2482
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$238
$1639
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$9.99
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.8
$3.65
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.23
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$8.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$6.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$0.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.88
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.74
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.44
$5.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.42
$2.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.88
$1.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.13
$0.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$10.6
$59.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.47
$3.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.8
$180
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.97
$1.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$45.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34
$96.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$24.9
$89.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1458
$29978

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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 Ethiopia

City Cost of living Population
Addis Ababa
$1289
5.7M
Awasa
$1031
300K
Bahir Dar
$864
243K
Mekelle
$826
324K
Gondar
$1016
324K
Dessie
$1039
188K
Dire Dawa
$1175
277K
Jimma
$802
178K
Harar
$1175
157K
Jijiga
$1169
126K