Afghanistan vs Libya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Afghanistan Libya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$450
$413
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$985
$1009
🏠 One person rent
$201
$146
🏘️ Family rent
$274
$239
🍽️ Food expenses
$153
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.8
$54.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$136
$311
💸 GDP per capita
$414
$6318
😃 Human freedom index
4
4.92
❤️ Life expectancy
66
69.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
17
13
🌐 English speaking %
6%
2%
🎓 Higher education
25
32
😀 Quality of life
12
31
🏙️ Population
42.6M
7.38M

The average cost of living in Afghanistan ($450) is 9% more expensive than in Libya ($413). Afghanistan ranked 190th vs 194th for Libya 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 0.8 months in Libya. Ranked 189th and 149th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Afghanistan vs Libya

We calculate prices for Afghanistan and Libya as a population-weighted mean of 12 and 13 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 Libya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.4
$3.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.4
$15.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.29
$3.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$0.61
 Cappuccino
$1.12
$0.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$88.6
$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$55.1
$88.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$200
$366
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$118
$202
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.9
$15.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.9
$23.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.2
$22.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.98%
18.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$475
$713
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$238
$301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$32.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.8
$7.97
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.23
$0.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$1.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$5.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$3.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.88
$1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.74
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.44
$2.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.42
$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.88
$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.13
$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$10.6
$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.47
$4.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.8
$28
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.97
$1.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34
$49
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$24.9
$55.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1458
$878

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Afghanistan

City Cost of living Population
Kabul
$458
4.27M
Kandahar
$436
614K
Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
469K
Kunduz
$428
357K
Herat
$509
556K
Jalalabad
$354
263K
Sheberghan
$432
176K
Khost
$393
160K
Ghazni
$396
143K
Puli Khumri
$404
114K
Lashkargah
$439
202K
Gardez
$401
70K

In Libya

City Cost of living Population
Tripoli
$455
1.29M
Misrata
$434
1.01M
Benghazi
$397
632K
Ajdabiya
$355
416K
Al-Khums
$406
202K
Zawiya
$350
199K
Gharyan
$382
188K
Tobruk
$361
136K
Sabratha
$387
102K
Sabha
$381
99K
Zuwarah
$381
80.3K
Yafran
$394
72.7K
Derna
$361
90K