Afghanistan vs Guinea-Bissau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Afghanistan Guinea-Bissau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$547
$888
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1158
$2081
🏠 One person rent
$265
$393
🏘️ Family rent
$374
$698
🍽️ Food expenses
$172
$377
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.9
$40.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$192
$396
💸 GDP per capita
$353
$914
😃 Human freedom index
4
6.51
❤️ Life expectancy
62.9
59.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
20
22
🌐 English speaking %
6%
2.9%
🎓 Higher education
24
1
😀 Quality of life
4
14
🏙️ Population
37.5M
1.86M

The average cost of living in Afghanistan ($547) is 38% less expensive than in Guinea-Bissau ($888). Afghanistan ranked 174th vs 103rd for Guinea-Bissau in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Afghanistan compared to 0.4 months in Guinea-Bissau. Ranked 195th and 183rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Afghanistan vs Guinea-Bissau

We calculate prices for Afghanistan and Guinea-Bissau as a population-weighted mean of 12 and 2 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-Bissau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.52
$6.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.93
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.82
$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4
$1.66
 Cappuccino
$1.5
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$137
$441
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$94.4
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$301
$676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$148
$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$63.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.5
$96.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$101
$39.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.47%
12.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$454
$1702
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$256
$1454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.6
$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.76
$7.19
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.3
$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$4.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.9
$7.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.27
$1.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$3.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.5
$52.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.62
$1.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.4
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$3.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.9
$93.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.1
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$27.7
$86.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1397
$2978

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In Afghanistan

City Cost of living Population
Kabul
$599
4.27M
Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
469K
Kandahar
$521
614K
Herat
$514
556K
Kunduz
$467
357K
Jalalabad
$358
263K
Sheberghan
$450
176K
Lashkargah
$487
202K
Khost
$441
160K
Ghazni
$476
143K
Puli Khumri
$457
114K
Gardez
$469
70K

In Guinea-Bissau

City Cost of living Population
Bissau
$889
492K
Bafata
$866
29.6K