Afghanistan vs Israel - Cost of Living Comparison

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Afghanistan Israel
🚶 Cost of living one person
$426
$2050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$930
$4803
🏠 One person rent
$189
$1143
🏘️ Family rent
$254
$1895
🍽️ Food expenses
$145
$643
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.4
$78.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$216
$3170
💸 GDP per capita
$414
$54177
😃 Human freedom index
4
7.54
❤️ Life expectancy
66
83.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
17
64
🌐 English speaking %
6%
85%
🎓 Higher education
24
93
😀 Quality of life
8
83
🏙️ Population
41.5M
9.84M

The average cost of living in Afghanistan ($426) is 79% less expensive than in Israel ($2050). Afghanistan ranked 192nd vs 18th for Israel 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 1.5 months in Israel. Ranked 193rd and 25th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Afghanistan vs Israel

We calculate prices for Afghanistan and Israel as a population-weighted mean of 12 and 67 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 Israel
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.4
$21.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11
$88
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.03
$16.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$9.1
 Cappuccino
$0.96
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$3.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75.2
$1122
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$46.7
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$1955
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$98.7
$1616
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.6
$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$91.1
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.51%
4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$437
$9475
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$216
$7038
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$1.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.3
$64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.46
$13.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.21
$2.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$4.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$3.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.84
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.23
$11.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.2
$9.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.43
$3.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$9.53
$71.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.45
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$123
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.85
$15.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.1
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23.6
$1057
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1360
$15294

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Afghanistan

City Cost of living Population
Kabul
$425
4.27M
Kandahar
$435
614K
Mazar-i-Sharif
$445
469K
Herat
$489
556K
Kunduz
$411
357K
Jalalabad
$338
263K
Sheberghan
$415
176K
Lashkargah
$454
202K
Ghazni
$376
143K
Khost
$370
160K
Puli Khumri
$385
114K
Gardez
$375
70K

In Israel

City Cost of living Population
Jerusalem
$2345
936K
Tel Aviv
$2431
468K
Haifa
$1753
283K
Petah Tikva
$1967
236K
Bnei Brak
$2202
194K
Rishon LeZion
$2159
250K
Beersheba
$1586
209K
Ramat Gan
$2360
159K
Holon
$1883
194K
Netanya
$2197
217K
Ashkelon
$1775
134K
Rehovot
$1898
133K
Herzliya
$2854
94K
Bat Yam
$1988
129K
Beit Shemesh
$1695
119K
Hadera
$1758
95.7K
Kfar Saba
$2140
101K
Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2021
97.1K
Ra'anana
$2234
74K
Lod
$1896
75.7K
Afula
$1763
60K
Nazareth
$1879
83.4K
Eilat
$1644
51.9K
Rahat
$1827
64.5K
Ramat HaSharon
$1990
46.7K
Rosh HaAyin
$2071
56.3K
Givatayim
$2239
59.5K
Nahariya
$1728
60K
Kiryat Gat
$1979
55K
Umm al-Fahm
$1903
55.3K