Afghanistan vs Greece - Cost of Living Comparison

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Afghanistan Greece
🚶 Cost of living one person
$470
$1267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1027
$3028
🏠 One person rent
$209
$610
🏘️ Family rent
$289
$1033
🍽️ Food expenses
$162
$468
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.4
$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$156
$1200
💸 GDP per capita
$414
$24626
😃 Human freedom index
4
7.74
❤️ Life expectancy
66
81.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
16
50
🌐 English speaking %
6%
51%
🎓 Higher education
26
87
😀 Quality of life
16
74
🏙️ Population
42.6M
10.4M

The average cost of living in Afghanistan ($470) is 63% less expensive than in Greece ($1267). Afghanistan ranked 189th vs 58th for Greece 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 0.9 months in Greece. Ranked 185th and 44th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Afghanistan vs Greece

We calculate prices for Afghanistan and Greece as a population-weighted mean of 12 and 50 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 Greece
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.75
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.1
$57.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$5.47
 Cappuccino
$1.29
$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$63.9
$427
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$232
$1055
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$135
$847
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.6
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.2
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.61%
4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$542
$3462
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$273
$2747
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.48
$14.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.26
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$4.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$2.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.15
$9.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.55
$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.52
$6.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$3.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$51.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.61
$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.2
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.04
$11.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$87.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.2
$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$24.9
$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1507
$8343

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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 Greece

City Cost of living Population
Athens
$1462
643K
Crete
$1360
623K
Thessaloniki
$1272
310K
Patras
$1104
174K
Piraeus
$1240
168K
Heraklion
$1329
145K
Larissa
$1150
146K
Glyfada
$1663
89.6K
Kallithea
$1318
97.6K
Peristeri
$1192
134K
Kifissia
$1426
48.7K
Nikaia
$1187
88.1K
Volos
$1130
85.8K
Nea Ionia
$1286
64.6K
Nea Smyrni
$1304
72.9K
Rhodes
$1322
54.6K
Chania
$1320
54.6K
Ioannina
$1075
64.9K
Chalcis
$1199
64.5K
Serres
$1108
58.4K
Katerini
$1047
59.2K
Xanthi
$1069
58.8K
Trikala
$1110
61.6K
Alexandroupoli
$1029
59.5K
Palaio Faliro
$1410
64.9K
Kalamata
$1169
57.7K
Lamia
$954
47.5K
Komotini
$1041
51.7K
Kavala
$1031
52.1K
Drama
$1002
44.3K