Afghanistan vs Hungary - Cost of Living Comparison

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Afghanistan Hungary
🚶 Cost of living one person
$450
$1121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$985
$2712
🏠 One person rent
$201
$555
🏘️ Family rent
$274
$934
🍽️ Food expenses
$153
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.8
$75.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$136
$1287
💸 GDP per capita
$414
$23311
😃 Human freedom index
4
7.44
❤️ Life expectancy
66
76.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
17
41
🌐 English speaking %
6%
25.3%
🎓 Higher education
25
81
😀 Quality of life
12
69
🏙️ Population
42.6M
9.56M

The average cost of living in Afghanistan ($450) is 60% less expensive than in Hungary ($1121). Afghanistan ranked 190th vs 79th for Hungary 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 1.1 months in Hungary. Ranked 189th and 49th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Afghanistan vs Hungary

We calculate prices for Afghanistan and Hungary as a population-weighted mean of 12 and 33 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 Hungary
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.4
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.4
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.29
$8.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$2.48
 Cappuccino
$1.12
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$88.6
$548
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$55.1
$420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$200
$976
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$118
$762
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.9
$88.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.9
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.2
$21.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.98%
7.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$475
$3671
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$238
$2636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$26
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.8
$13.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.23
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.88
$6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.74
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.44
$7.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.42
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.88
$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.13
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$10.6
$51.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.47
$8.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.8
$51.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.97
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$86.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34
$86.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$24.9
$376
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1458
$9660

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Afghanistan

City Cost of living Population
Kabul
$458
4.27M
Kandahar
$436
614K
Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
469K
Kunduz
$428
357K
Herat
$509
556K
Jalalabad
$354
263K
Sheberghan
$432
176K
Khost
$393
160K
Ghazni
$396
143K
Puli Khumri
$404
114K
Lashkargah
$439
202K
Gardez
$401
70K

In Hungary

City Cost of living Population
Budapest
$1377
1.69M
Debrecen
$1058
202K
Szeged
$934
158K
Nyiregyhaza
$735
115K
Gyor
$861
130K
Miskolc
$913
144K
Szekesfehervar
$884
96K
Pecs
$1033
140K
Kecskemet
$895
109K
Szombathely
$823
77.8K
Sopron
$1052
61.6K
Erd
$936
71.3K
Budafok-Teteny
$1089
56.5K
Eger
$949
49.5K
Veszprem
$973
56K
Szolnok
$806
66.4K
Tatabanya
$943
65.9K
Kaposvar
$802
58.8K
Szigetszentmiklos
$1010
40.1K
Dunaujvaros
$823
41.4K
Vac
$1070
34K
Dunakeszi
$1081
42.7K
Bekescsaba
$864
54.5K
Nagykanizsa
$817
42.5K
Mosonmagyarovar
$917
34.2K
Zalaegerszeg
$845
55.2K
Cegled
$1002
36.4K
Godollo
$1059
32.5K
Hodmezovasarhely
$808
41.8K
Salgotarjan
$971
30.9K