Afghanistan vs Guinea-Bissau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Afghanistan Guinea-Bissau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$494
$856
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1075
$2095
🏠 One person rent
$219
$379
🏘️ Family rent
$305
$625
🍽️ Food expenses
$172
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.7
$50
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$127
$124
💸 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
13
18
🏙️ Population
42.6M
2.2M

The average cost of living in Afghanistan ($494) is 42% less expensive than in Guinea-Bissau ($856). Afghanistan ranked 189th vs 122nd 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 0.1 months in Guinea-Bissau. Ranked 188th and 179th 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
$3.12
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.77
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.43
$9.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.76
$1.25
 Cappuccino
$1.49
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$409
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$74.1
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$270
$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$154
$483
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45
$72.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.8
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$94.9
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.55%
12.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$618
$1379
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$313
$784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.1
$26
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.27
$6.45
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.3
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.66
$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$4.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.45
$7.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.68
$1.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.61
$2.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.17
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.5
$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.71
$5.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.25
$4.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.2
$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$26.9
$762
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1289
$2318

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In Afghanistan

City Cost of living Population
Kabul
$504
5.33M
Kandahar
$473
614K
Herat
$556
556K
Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
469K
Kunduz
$468
357K
Jalalabad
$381
263K
Lashkargah
$469
202K
Sheberghan
$470
176K
Khost
$438
160K
Ghazni
$447
143K
Puli Khumri
$447
114K
Gardez
$456
70K

In Guinea-Bissau

City Cost of living Population
Bissau
$857
492K
Bafata
$831
29.6K