Afghanistan vs Indonesia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Afghanistan Indonesia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$489
$569
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1007
$1466
🏠 One person rent
$252
$258
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$537
🍽️ Food expenses
$146
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.7
$41.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$247
$330
💸 GDP per capita
$364
$4788
😃 Human freedom index
4
6.74
❤️ Life expectancy
62
67.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
24
34
🌐 English speaking %
6%
18%
🎓 Higher education
24
73
😀 Quality of life
12
44
🏙️ Population
37.5M
275M

The average cost of living in Afghanistan ($489) is 14% less expensive than in Indonesia ($569). Afghanistan ranked 183rd vs 161st 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 0.5 months in Afghanistan compared to 0.6 months in Indonesia. Ranked 186th and 107th 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
$2.24
$1.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.65
$14.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$3.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.59
$2.65
 Cappuccino
$1.47
$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$130
$279
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$76.5
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$239
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48
$39.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.2
$60.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$117
$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.99%
9.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$478
$1613
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$254
$871
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$14.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.18
$3.81
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.44
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$7.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$8.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.29
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.22
$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$2.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.95
$2.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.1
$2.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$10.7
$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.36
$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.5
$16.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$4.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$27.6
$72.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$27
$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1313
$6901

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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 Indonesia

City Cost of living Population
Jakarta
$727
10.6M
Bali
$760
4.36M
Bekasi
$569
2.38M
Surabaya
$511
2.89M
Depok
$420
2.33M
Bandung
$510
2.88M
Tangerang
$600
2.24M
South Tangerang
$560
1.64M
Medan
$487
2.11M
Palembang
$455
1.54M
Bogor
$502
982K
Batam
$624
1.2M
Semarang
$530
1.62M
Makassar
$526
1.34M
Pekanbaru
$561
983K
Samarinda
$623
831K
Padang
$1033
913K
Cilacap
$495
1.17M
Pontianak
$452
618K
Bandar Lampung
$374
1.17M
Denpasar
$557
835K
Serang
$522
613K
Malang
$368
866K
Cimahi
$489
587K
Jambi
$486
612K
Banjarmasin
$455
662K
Balikpapan
$623
598K
Tasikmalaya
$491
678K
Cilegon
$495
388K
Manado
$512
462K