Afghanistan vs Finland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Afghanistan Finland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$470
$1677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1027
$3987
🏠 One person rent
$209
$796
🏘️ Family rent
$289
$1349
🍽️ Food expenses
$162
$600
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.4
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$156
$3033
💸 GDP per capita
$414
$53150
😃 Human freedom index
4
8.83
❤️ Life expectancy
66
81.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
16
88
🌐 English speaking %
6%
70.2%
🎓 Higher education
26
95
😀 Quality of life
16
93
🏙️ Population
42.6M
5.62M

The average cost of living in Afghanistan ($470) is 72% less expensive than in Finland ($1677). Afghanistan ranked 189th vs 31st for Finland 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 1.8 months in Finland. Ranked 185th and 13th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Afghanistan vs Finland

We calculate prices for Afghanistan and Finland as a population-weighted mean of 12 and 49 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 Finland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.75
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.1
$85.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$8.19
 Cappuccino
$1.29
$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$817
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$63.9
$656
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$232
$1549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$135
$1162
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.6
$87.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.2
$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.61%
3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$542
$5303
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$273
$3084
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$3.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$72.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.48
$22.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.26
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$3.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$3.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.15
$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.55
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.52
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.61
$17.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.2
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.04
$23
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$98.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.2
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$24.9
$395
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1507
$11318

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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 Finland

City Cost of living Population
Helsinki
$1990
687K
Espoo
$2062
315K
Tampere
$1445
255K
Vantaa
$1927
248K
Turku
$1597
206K
Oulu
$1731
215K
Jyvaskyla
$1443
148K
Joensuu
$1592
78.2K
Kuopio
$1546
124K
Lahti
$1571
121K
Hameenlinna
$1451
68.3K
Pori
$1375
83.2K
Rovaniemi
$1522
65.3K
Lappeenranta
$1482
73K
Kouvola
$1474
78.8K
Seinajoki
$1379
66.3K
Vaasa
$1518
69K
Lohja
$1406
45.6K
Mikkeli
$1454
51.9K
Salo
$1583
51.1K
Kotka
$1514
50.5K
Hyvinkaa
$1533
46.9K
Nurmijarvi
$1673
44.8K
Jarvenpaa
$1750
46.5K
Kokkola
$1472
48.3K
Tuusula
$1693
41.5K
Nokia
$1471
35.7K
Ylojarvi
$1467
33.7K
Kaarina
$1568
36.4K
Kerava
$1659
38.2K