Afghanistan vs Guyana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Afghanistan Guyana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$455
$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$991
$3375
🏠 One person rent
$206
$422
🏘️ Family rent
$300
$1179
🍽️ Food expenses
$152
$480
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.7
$74.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$206
$536
💸 GDP per capita
$416
$20765
😃 Human freedom index
4
6.91
❤️ Life expectancy
62.9
66
👮 Corruption perceptions index
17
39
🌐 English speaking %
6%
90.5%
🎓 Higher education
24
31
😀 Quality of life
5
37
🏙️ Population
41.5M
778K

The average cost of living in Afghanistan ($455) is 57% less expensive than in Guyana ($1057). Afghanistan ranked 189th vs 75th for Guyana 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 0.5 months in Guyana. Ranked 193rd and 122nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Afghanistan vs Guyana

We calculate prices for Afghanistan and Guyana as a population-weighted mean of 12 and 3 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 Guyana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.26
$9.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.93
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.44
$2.05
 Cappuccino
$1.29
$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.9
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$252
$1525
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$119
$938
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.6
$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.2
$74.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.1
$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.54%
7.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$412
$3865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$204
$1726
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.9
$31.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$26.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$3.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.26
$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$4.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$6.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$9.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$8.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$3.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$4.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.47
$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.05
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.38
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.8
$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.41
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.4
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.72
$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.2
$33.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$33
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.5
$881
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1294
$23394

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In Afghanistan

City Cost of living Population
Kabul
$474
4.27M
Kandahar
$468
614K
Mazar-i-Sharif
$408
469K
Herat
$512
556K
Kunduz
$394
357K
Jalalabad
$303
263K
Sheberghan
$414
176K
Lashkargah
$476
202K
Ghazni
$389
143K
Khost
$366
160K
Puli Khumri
$381
114K
Gardez
$386
70K

In Guyana

City Cost of living Population
Georgetown
$1062
235K
Linden
$1031
28.7K
New Amsterdam
$1033
17.3K