Afghanistan vs Kenya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Afghanistan Kenya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$470
$712
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1027
$1780
🏠 One person rent
$209
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$289
$427
🍽️ Food expenses
$162
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.4
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$156
$269
💸 GDP per capita
$414
$2132
😃 Human freedom index
4
6.59
❤️ Life expectancy
66
63.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
16
30
🌐 English speaking %
6%
78.7%
🎓 Higher education
26
67
😀 Quality of life
16
40
🏙️ Population
42.6M
56.4M

The average cost of living in Afghanistan ($470) is 34% less expensive than in Kenya ($712). Afghanistan ranked 189th vs 149th for Kenya 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 0.4 months in Kenya. Ranked 185th and 131st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Afghanistan vs Kenya

We calculate prices for Afghanistan and Kenya as a population-weighted mean of 12 and 10 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 Kenya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.75
$4.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.1
$35.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$7.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$2.23
 Cappuccino
$1.29
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$63.9
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$232
$891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$135
$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.6
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$41.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.2
$36.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.61%
14.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$542
$2038
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$273
$1419
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$31.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.48
$13.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.26
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$5.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.15
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.55
$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.52
$2.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.61
$7.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.2
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.04
$4.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$18.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.2
$53.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$24.9
$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1507
$8144

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Cities Comparison in Afghanistan vs Kenya

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Afghanistan

City Cost of living Population
Kabul
$473
5.33M
Kandahar
$463
614K
Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
469K
Kunduz
$454
357K
Jalalabad
$368
263K
Herat
$532
556K
Sheberghan
$457
176K
Khost
$423
160K
Puli Khumri
$429
114K
Ghazni
$425
143K
Lashkargah
$467
202K
Gardez
$433
70K

In Kenya

City Cost of living Population
Nairobi
$797
5.55M
Mombasa
$604
1.21M
Nakuru
$508
308K
Eldoret
$520
289K
Kisumu
$533
398K
Thika
$455
279K
Machakos
$419
114K
Malindi
$553
120K
Mumias
$505
100K
Meru
$542
42.7K