Afghanistan vs India - Cost of Living Comparison

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Afghanistan India
🚶 Cost of living one person
$547
$440
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1158
$1134
🏠 One person rent
$265
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$374
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$172
$168
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.9
$47.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$192
$670
💸 GDP per capita
$353
$2485
😃 Human freedom index
4
6.29
❤️ Life expectancy
62.9
67.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
20
39
🌐 English speaking %
6%
10.6%
🎓 Higher education
24
74
😀 Quality of life
4
41
🏙️ Population
37.5M
1.33B

The average cost of living in Afghanistan ($547) is 24% more expensive than in India ($440). Afghanistan ranked 174th vs 192nd for India in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Afghanistan compared to 1.5 months in India. Ranked 195th and 113th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Afghanistan vs India

We calculate prices for Afghanistan and India as a population-weighted mean of 12 and 220 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 India
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.52
$3.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.93
$14.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.82
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4
$2.18
 Cappuccino
$1.5
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$137
$199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$94.4
$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$301
$518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$148
$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.5
$44.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$101
$8.35
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.47%
8.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$454
$2003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$256
$1064
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.6
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.76
$3.14
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.3
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$5.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$5.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.9
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.27
$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$1.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.5
$17.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.62
$3.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.4
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$2.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.9
$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.1
$46.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$27.7
$71.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1397
$1862

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Afghanistan

City Cost of living Population
Kabul
$599
4.27M
Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
469K
Kandahar
$521
614K
Herat
$514
556K
Kunduz
$467
357K
Jalalabad
$358
263K
Sheberghan
$450
176K
Lashkargah
$487
202K
Khost
$441
160K
Ghazni
$476
143K
Puli Khumri
$457
114K
Gardez
$469
70K

In India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$505
26.5M
Bangalore
$578
12.3M
Mumbai
$716
15.4M
Hyderabad
$488
9.31M
Pune
$519
5.95M
Chennai
$433
6.6M
Ahmedabad
$471
7.65M
Surat
$785
5.94M
Kolkata
$408
4.5M
Jaipur
$395
3.07M
Nagpur
$403
2.41M
Lucknow
$393
3.38M
Visakhapatnam
$400
2.04M
Mirzapur
$365
2.5M
Thane
$484
1.89M
Gurgaon
$533
877K
Ghaziabad
$391
2.38M
Vadodara
$406
2.07M
Indore
$379
1.99M
Mysore
$325
1.27M
Navi Mumbai
$480
1.12M
Kalyan
$396
1.25M
Kanpur
$329
3.07M
Bhopal
$367
1.8M
Rajkot
$326
2.04M
Nashik
$346
1.49M
Varanasi
$316
1.2M
Bilaspur
$387
1.63M
Agra
$360
1.59M
Faridabad
$383
1.4M