Afghanistan vs Guinea-Bissau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Afghanistan Guinea-Bissau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$470
$876
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1027
$2147
🏠 One person rent
$209
$389
🏘️ Family rent
$289
$647
🍽️ Food expenses
$162
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.4
$51.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$156
$143
💸 GDP per capita
$414
$1008
😃 Human freedom index
4
6.37
❤️ Life expectancy
66
64.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
16
21
🌐 English speaking %
6%
2.9%
🎓 Higher education
26
1
😀 Quality of life
16
20
🏙️ Population
42.6M
2.2M

The average cost of living in Afghanistan ($470) is 46% less expensive than in Guinea-Bissau ($876). Afghanistan ranked 189th vs 116th 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 0.3 months in Afghanistan compared to 0.2 months in Guinea-Bissau. Ranked 185th and 180th 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
$2.75
$6.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.1
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$9.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$1.24
 Cappuccino
$1.29
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$418
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$63.9
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$232
$702
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$135
$499
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.6
$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.2
$41.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.61%
12.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$542
$1394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$273
$821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$26.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.48
$6.85
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.26
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$4.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$3.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$4.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.15
$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.55
$1.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.52
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.61
$4.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.2
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.04
$3.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.2
$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$24.9
$769
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1507
$2326

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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-Bissau

City Cost of living Population
Bissau
$878
492K
Bafata
$852
29.6K