Afghanistan vs Iran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Afghanistan Iran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$547
$676
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1158
$1823
🏠 One person rent
$265
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$374
$643
🍽️ Food expenses
$172
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.9
$29.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$192
$296
💸 GDP per capita
$353
$4503
😃 Human freedom index
4
4.03
❤️ Life expectancy
62.9
74.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
20
24
🌐 English speaking %
6%
12%
🎓 Higher education
24
79
😀 Quality of life
4
33
🏙️ Population
37.5M
86.8M

The average cost of living in Afghanistan ($547) is 19% less expensive than in Iran ($676). Afghanistan ranked 174th vs 147th for Iran 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 0.4 months in Iran. Ranked 195th and 136th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Afghanistan vs Iran

We calculate prices for Afghanistan and Iran as a population-weighted mean of 12 and 102 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 Iran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.52
$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.93
$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.82
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4
$0.81
 Cappuccino
$1.5
$1.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$137
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$94.4
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$301
$836
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$148
$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.5
$25.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$101
$12.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.47%
22.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$454
$1662
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$256
$1034
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.6
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.76
$3.03
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.3
$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$3.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$4.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.9
$0.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.27
$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$10.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$2.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.5
$18
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.62
$1.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.4
$109
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.9
$34.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.1
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$27.7
$107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1397
$1315

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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 Iran

City Cost of living Population
Tehran
$797
8.69M
Tabriz
$1610
1.56M
Mashhad
$538
3M
Ahvaz
$588
1.18M
Isfahan
$588
1.96M
Karaj
$741
1.59M
Shiraz
$558
1.57M
Kermanshah
$963
947K
Kashan
$575
304K
Qom
$472
1.2M
Ardabil
$837
529K
Bandar Abbas
$728
527K
Arak
$462
521K
Qazvin
$627
403K
Zanjan
$474
431K
Urmia
$519
736K
Rasht
$559
680K
Yazd
$577
530K
Kerman
$467
538K
Hamadan
$453
554K
Eslamshahr
$716
448K
Sari
$670
310K
Khorramabad
$559
373K
Sanandaj
$449
413K
Abadan
$557
231K
Ilam
$675
194K
Shahriar
$708
310K
Qods
$706
310K
Babol
$468
250K
Maragheh
$844
175K