Afghanistan vs Maldives - Cost of Living Comparison

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Afghanistan Maldives
🚶 Cost of living one person
$494
$1342
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1075
$2851
🏠 One person rent
$219
$839
🏘️ Family rent
$305
$1432
🍽️ Food expenses
$172
$372
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.7
$44.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$127
$811
💸 GDP per capita
$414
$13379
😃 Human freedom index
4
7.1
❤️ Life expectancy
66
81
👮 Corruption perceptions index
16
39
🌐 English speaking %
6%
70%
🎓 Higher education
26
12
😀 Quality of life
13
61
🏙️ Population
42.6M
528K

The average cost of living in Afghanistan ($494) is 63% less expensive than in Maldives ($1342). Afghanistan ranked 189th vs 50th for Maldives 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 0.6 months in Maldives. Ranked 188th and 68th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Afghanistan vs Maldives

We calculate prices for Afghanistan and Maldives as a population-weighted mean of 12 and 2 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 Maldives
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.12
$6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.77
$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.43
$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.76
$4.86
 Cappuccino
$1.49
$3.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$1.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$875
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$74.1
$649
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$270
$2101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$154
$1765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45
$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.8
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$94.9
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.55%
14.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$618
$3284
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$313
$1416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.1
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.27
$17.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.3
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.66
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$6.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$9.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.45
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.68
$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.61
$5.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.17
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.5
$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.71
$9.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.25
$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.2
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$26.9
$192
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1289
$3290

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Cities Comparison in Afghanistan vs Maldives

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Afghanistan

City Cost of living Population
Kabul
$504
5.33M
Kandahar
$473
614K
Herat
$556
556K
Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
469K
Kunduz
$468
357K
Jalalabad
$381
263K
Lashkargah
$469
202K
Sheberghan
$470
176K
Khost
$438
160K
Ghazni
$447
143K
Puli Khumri
$447
114K
Gardez
$456
70K

In Maldives

City Cost of living Population
Male
$1321
133K
Hulhumale
$1387
65.7K