Afghanistan vs Hungary - Cost of Living Comparison

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Afghanistan Hungary
🚶 Cost of living one person
$489
$950
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1007
$2355
🏠 One person rent
$252
$450
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$785
🍽️ Food expenses
$146
$329
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.7
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$247
$1014
💸 GDP per capita
$364
$18463
😃 Human freedom index
4
7.21
❤️ Life expectancy
62
74.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
24
42
🌐 English speaking %
6%
57%
🎓 Higher education
24
81
😀 Quality of life
12
67
🏙️ Population
37.5M
9.6M

The average cost of living in Afghanistan ($489) is 49% less expensive than in Hungary ($950). Afghanistan ranked 183rd vs 83rd 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 0.5 months in Afghanistan compared to 1.1 months in Hungary. Ranked 186th and 46th 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
$2.24
$8.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.65
$42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$7.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.59
$1.83
 Cappuccino
$1.47
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$130
$429
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$76.5
$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$239
$790
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48
$93.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.2
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$117
$15.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.99%
8.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$478
$2966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$254
$2115
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$25.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.18
$12.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.44
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$2.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.29
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.22
$4.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$5.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.95
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.1
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$10.7
$43.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.36
$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.5
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$8.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$27.6
$82.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$27
$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1313
$8418

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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 Hungary

City Cost of living Population
Budapest
$1149
1.71M
Debrecen
$850
201K
Szeged
$783
159K
Gyor
$801
133K
Miskolc
$659
151K
Pecs
$885
140K
Kecskemet
$714
110K
Szekesfehervar
$888
95.5K
Nyiregyhaza
$717
117K
Erd
$817
70.1K
Szombathely
$782
78.3K
Sopron
$758
62.9K
Tatabanya
$939
65.1K
Budafok-Teteny
$931
55.6K
Veszprem
$926
58.2K
Szolnok
$687
69.7K
Dunakeszi
$1000
44K
Bekescsaba
$676
58K
Zalaegerszeg
$782
55.5K
Eger
$785
51.2K
Kaposvar
$801
59.8K
Szigetszentmiklos
$872
40.5K
Hodmezovasarhely
$675
42.7K
Godollo
$857
31.8K
Mosonmagyarovar
$810
34.4K
Cegled
$744
35.1K
Nagykanizsa
$787
45.4K
Dunaujvaros
$799
42.1K
Vac
$865
32.9K
Salgotarjan
$822
32.3K