Afghanistan vs India - Cost of Living Comparison

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Afghanistan India
🚶 Cost of living one person
$450
$424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$985
$1001
🏠 One person rent
$201
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$274
$277
🍽️ Food expenses
$153
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.8
$45.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$136
$334
💸 GDP per capita
$414
$2697
😃 Human freedom index
4
6.26
❤️ Life expectancy
66
72
👮 Corruption perceptions index
17
38
🌐 English speaking %
6%
15.8%
🎓 Higher education
25
73
😀 Quality of life
12
44
🏙️ Population
42.6M
1.45B

The average cost of living in Afghanistan ($450) is 6% more expensive than in India ($424). Afghanistan ranked 190th vs 191st 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 0.3 months in Afghanistan compared to 0.8 months in India. Ranked 189th and 118th 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
$2.4
$3.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.4
$14.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.29
$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$2.11
 Cappuccino
$1.12
$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$88.6
$185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$55.1
$123
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$200
$494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$118
$289
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.9
$26.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.9
$41.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.2
$7.85
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.98%
9.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$475
$1880
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$238
$979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.8
$3.22
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.23
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.88
$8.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.74
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.44
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.42
$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.88
$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.13
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$10.6
$17.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.47
$3.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.8
$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.97
$2.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34
$45.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$24.9
$70.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1458
$2014

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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 India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$489
26.5M
Bangalore
$524
12.3M
Mumbai
$705
15.4M
Pune
$517
5.95M
Hyderabad
$470
9.31M
Ahmedabad
$442
7.65M
Chennai
$437
6.6M
Surat
$705
5.94M
Kolkata
$366
4.5M
Kanpur
$320
3.07M
Lucknow
$339
3.38M
Thane
$487
1.89M
Ghaziabad
$372
2.38M
Jaipur
$387
3.07M
Agra
$388
1.59M
Nashik
$350
1.49M
Kalyan
$399
1.25M
Faridabad
$383
1.4M
Navi Mumbai
$503
1.12M
Meerut
$350
1.31M
Vadodara
$374
2.07M
Nagpur
$545
2.41M
Mysore
$346
1.27M
Indore
$361
1.99M
Allahabad
$300
1.54M
Ludhiana
$421
1.62M
Vijayawada
$339
1.05M
Bhopal
$366
1.8M
Jodhpur
$322
1.7M
Aurangabad
$349
1.18M