Afghanistan vs Guinea-Bissau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Afghanistan Guinea-Bissau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$489
$729
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1007
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$252
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$644
🍽️ Food expenses
$146
$247
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.7
$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$247
$1011
💸 GDP per capita
$364
$776
😃 Human freedom index
4
6.54
❤️ Life expectancy
62
59.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
24
21
🌐 English speaking %
6%
2.9%
🎓 Higher education
24
1
😀 Quality of life
12
27
🏙️ Population
37.5M
1.86M

The average cost of living in Afghanistan ($489) is 33% less expensive than in Guinea-Bissau ($729). Afghanistan ranked 183rd vs 125th 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 0.5 months in Afghanistan compared to 1.4 months in Guinea-Bissau. Ranked 186th and 158th 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
$2.24
$5.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.65
$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$3.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.59
$1.11
 Cappuccino
$1.47
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$130
$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$76.5
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$239
$564
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$530
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.2
$67.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$117
$39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.99%
11.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$478
$1623
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$254
$1397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.18
$6.99
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.44
$2.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$6.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$6.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$9.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$2.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.29
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.22
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$1.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.95
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.1
$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$10.7
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.36
$1.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.5
$14.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$89.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$27.6
$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$27
$87.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1313
$3388

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In Afghanistan

City Cost of living Population
Kabul
$517
4.27M
Kandahar
$457
614K
Mazar-i-Sharif
$462
469K
Herat
$512
556K
Kunduz
$437
357K
Jalalabad
$358
263K
Sheberghan
$438
176K
Lashkargah
$439
202K
Ghazni
$391
143K
Khost
$448
160K
Puli Khumri
$423
114K
Gardez
$439
70K

In Guinea-Bissau

City Cost of living Population
Bissau
$731
492K
Bafata
$686
22.5K