Afghanistan vs Luxembourg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Afghanistan Luxembourg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$547
$2438
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1158
$5544
🏠 One person rent
$265
$1595
🏘️ Family rent
$374
$2702
🍽️ Food expenses
$172
$609
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.9
$83.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$192
$5195
💸 GDP per capita
$353
$128K
😃 Human freedom index
4
8.71
❤️ Life expectancy
62.9
83
👮 Corruption perceptions index
20
78
🌐 English speaking %
6%
57%
🎓 Higher education
24
80
😀 Quality of life
4
93
🏙️ Population
37.5M
672K

The average cost of living in Afghanistan ($547) is 78% less expensive than in Luxembourg ($2438). Afghanistan ranked 174th vs 11th for Luxembourg in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Afghanistan compared to 2.1 months in Luxembourg. Ranked 195th and 9th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Afghanistan vs Luxembourg

We calculate prices for Afghanistan and Luxembourg as a population-weighted mean of 12 and 5 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 Luxembourg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.52
$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.93
$79.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.82
$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4
$5.61
 Cappuccino
$1.5
$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$3.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$137
$1562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$94.4
$1322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$301
$2760
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$148
$2298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$160
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.5
$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$101
$65.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.47%
2.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$454
$10271
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$256
$8095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.6
$40.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.76
$34.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.3
$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$23.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$3.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.9
$9.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.27
$7.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.5
$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.62
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.4
$52.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$31.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.9
$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.1
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$27.7
$1403
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1397
$18868

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Afghanistan

City Cost of living Population
Kabul
$599
4.27M
Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
469K
Kandahar
$521
614K
Herat
$514
556K
Kunduz
$467
357K
Jalalabad
$358
263K
Sheberghan
$450
176K
Lashkargah
$487
202K
Khost
$441
160K
Ghazni
$476
143K
Puli Khumri
$457
114K
Gardez
$469
70K

In Luxembourg

City Cost of living Population
Luxembourg City
$2490
135K
Petange
$2330
20.9K
Esch-sur-Alzette
$2457
37.5K
Differdange
$2293
30.4K
Dudelange
$2390
22K