Afghanistan vs Indonesia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Afghanistan Indonesia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$494
$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1075
$1292
🏠 One person rent
$219
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$305
$409
🍽️ Food expenses
$172
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.7
$39.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$127
$289
💸 GDP per capita
$414
$4925
😃 Human freedom index
4
6.67
❤️ Life expectancy
66
71.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
16
34
🌐 English speaking %
6%
30.8%
🎓 Higher education
26
74
😀 Quality of life
13
49
🏙️ Population
42.6M
283M

The average cost of living in Afghanistan ($494) is 9% less expensive than in Indonesia ($543). Afghanistan ranked 189th vs 178th for Indonesia 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 0.5 months in Indonesia. Ranked 188th and 100th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Afghanistan vs Indonesia

We calculate prices for Afghanistan and Indonesia as a population-weighted mean of 12 and 82 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 Indonesia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.12
$1.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.77
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.43
$3.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.76
$2.64
 Cappuccino
$1.49
$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$281
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$74.1
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$270
$776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$154
$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45
$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.8
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$94.9
$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.55%
9.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$618
$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$313
$960
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.1
$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.27
$3.83
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.3
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.66
$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$8.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$7.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.45
$19.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.68
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.61
$2.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.17
$1.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.5
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.71
$2.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$14.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.25
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$43.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.2
$69.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$26.9
$141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1289
$6178

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Cities Comparison in Afghanistan vs Indonesia

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Afghanistan

City Cost of living Population
Kabul
$504
5.33M
Kandahar
$473
614K
Herat
$556
556K
Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
469K
Kunduz
$468
357K
Jalalabad
$381
263K
Lashkargah
$469
202K
Sheberghan
$470
176K
Khost
$438
160K
Ghazni
$447
143K
Puli Khumri
$447
114K
Gardez
$456
70K

In Indonesia

City Cost of living Population
Jakarta
$627
11.1M
Bali
$1115
4.36M
Bekasi
$515
2.38M
Depok
$376
2.33M
Surabaya
$520
3.01M
Bandung
$502
2.88M
Tangerang
$552
2.24M
South Tangerang
$516
1.64M
Palembang
$371
1.54M
Medan
$453
2.11M
Batam
$501
1.2M
Bogor
$466
982K
Semarang
$490
1.62M
Makassar
$486
1.34M
Samarinda
$530
831K
Cilacap
$446
1.17M
Pontianak
$419
681K
Denpasar
$493
670K
Bandar Lampung
$345
1.17M
Serang
$472
613K
Pekanbaru
$466
983K
Malang
$358
866K
Padang
$794
909K
Cimahi
$468
587K
Banjarmasin
$436
662K
Jambi
$417
612K
Balikpapan
$556
598K
Tasikmalaya
$337
678K
Cilegon
$469
388K
Kupang
$504
467K