Afghanistan vs Lithuania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Afghanistan Lithuania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$470
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1027
$3019
🏠 One person rent
$209
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$289
$1043
🍽️ Food expenses
$162
$426
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.4
$66.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$156
$1662
💸 GDP per capita
$414
$29384
😃 Human freedom index
4
8.44
❤️ Life expectancy
66
77
👮 Corruption perceptions index
16
65
🌐 English speaking %
6%
38%
🎓 Higher education
26
79
😀 Quality of life
16
79
🏙️ Population
42.6M
2.89M

The average cost of living in Afghanistan ($470) is 63% less expensive than in Lithuania ($1254). Afghanistan ranked 189th vs 60th for Lithuania 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 1.3 months in Lithuania. Ranked 185th and 38th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Afghanistan vs Lithuania

We calculate prices for Afghanistan and Lithuania 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 Lithuania
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.75
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.1
$63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$8.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$5.42
 Cappuccino
$1.29
$3.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$2.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$594
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$63.9
$432
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$232
$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$135
$749
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.6
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.2
$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.61%
4.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$542
$4293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$273
$2557
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$1.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$38.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.48
$11.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.26
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$7.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.15
$9.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.55
$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.52
$9.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$4.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.61
$9.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.2
$51.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.04
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$94.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.2
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$24.9
$615
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1507
$10269

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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 Lithuania

City Cost of living Population
Vilnius
$1461
581K
Kaunas
$1279
305K
Klaipeda
$1106
158K
Siauliai
$1001
104K
Panevezys
$1012
87.9K
Alytus
$907
51.9K
Marijampole
$947
36.8K
Mazeikiai
$903
33.2K
Jonava
$890
27.1K
Utena
$1003
25.6K