Afghanistan vs Guinea - Cost of Living Comparison

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Afghanistan Guinea
🚶 Cost of living one person
$470
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1027
$2332
🏠 One person rent
$209
$520
🏘️ Family rent
$289
$846
🍽️ Food expenses
$162
$364
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.4
$75.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$156
$1668
💸 GDP per capita
$414
$1695
😃 Human freedom index
4
5.26
❤️ Life expectancy
66
60.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
16
26
🌐 English speaking %
6%
1%
🎓 Higher education
26
8
😀 Quality of life
16
30
🏙️ Population
42.6M
14.8M

The average cost of living in Afghanistan ($470) is 55% less expensive than in Guinea ($1037). Afghanistan ranked 189th vs 95th for Guinea 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 1.6 months in Guinea. Ranked 185th and 157th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Afghanistan vs Guinea

We calculate prices for Afghanistan and Guinea as a population-weighted mean of 12 and 7 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 Guinea
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.75
$6.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.1
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$9.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$2.72
 Cappuccino
$1.29
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$1.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$617
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$63.9
$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$232
$1740
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$135
$864
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.6
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.2
$80.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.61%
10.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$542
$167
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$273
$850
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$1.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.48
$8.93
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.26
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$3.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$17.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$7.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.15
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.55
$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.52
$5.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$4.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$3.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$81.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.61
$3.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.2
$31
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.04
$7.12
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.2
$61.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$24.9
$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1507
$6318

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Cities Comparison in Afghanistan vs Guinea

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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 Guinea

City Cost of living Population
Conakry
$1058
1.67M
Mamou
$1016
376K
Nzerekore
$999
280K
Gueckedou
$1004
222K
Boffa
$990
27K
Kankan
$1001
191K
Forecariah
$993
23K