Afghanistan vs Laos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Afghanistan Laos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$1228
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1085
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$262
$844
🏘️ Family rent
$362
$1846
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$230
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.1
$76.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$179
$375
💸 GDP per capita
$356
$2054
😃 Human freedom index
4
5.34
❤️ Life expectancy
62
68.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
20
28
🌐 English speaking %
6%
6%
🎓 Higher education
24
23
😀 Quality of life
9
25
🏙️ Population
37.5M
6.86M

The average cost of living in Afghanistan ($524) is 57% less expensive than in Laos ($1228). Afghanistan ranked 169th vs 48th for Laos 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 0.3 months in Laos. Ranked 193rd and 160th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Afghanistan vs Laos

We calculate prices for Afghanistan and Laos as a population-weighted mean of 12 and 4 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 Laos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.35
$1.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.8
$28.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.66
$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.78
$1.08
 Cappuccino
$1.43
$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$662
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$87.5
$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$242
$2147
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$146
$1650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$52.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.6
$81
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$106
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.63%
10.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$429
$3477
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$243
$812
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.94
$14.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.28
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$5.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.91
$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.32
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.25
$3.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.3
$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.46
$2.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$1.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.9
$93.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.5
$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$26
$355
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1307
$10025

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Afghanistan

City Cost of living Population
Kabul
$567
4.27M
Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
469K
Kandahar
$513
614K
Herat
$514
556K
Kunduz
$445
357K
Jalalabad
$347
263K
Sheberghan
$446
176K
Lashkargah
$484
202K
Khost
$423
160K
Ghazni
$455
143K
Puli Khumri
$437
114K
Gardez
$449
70K

In Laos

City Cost of living Population
Vientiane
$1233
948K
Thakhek
$1184
85K
Luang Prabang
$1212
53.8K
Vang Vieng
$1195
25K