Afghanistan vs Maldives - Cost of Living Comparison

Afghanistan Maldives
🚶 Cost of living one person
$441
$1215
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$914
$2967
🏠 One person rent
$218
$779
🏘️ Family rent
$300
$1724
🍽️ Food expenses
$136
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.9
$36.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$211
$803
💸 GDP per capita
$364
$11818
😃 Human freedom index
4
7.1
❤️ Life expectancy
62
79.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
24
40
🌐 English speaking %
6%
70%
🎓 Higher education
24
12
😀 Quality of life
12
61
🏙️ Population
37.5M
436K

The average cost of living in Afghanistan ($441) is 64% less expensive than in Maldives ($1215). Afghanistan ranked 188th vs 49th 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 0.5 months in Afghanistan compared to 0.7 months in Maldives. Ranked 188th and 58th 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
$2.13
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.16
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.05
$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.05
$2.97
 Cappuccino
$1.38
$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$790
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$80.9
$548
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$226
$1745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$131
$1424
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.9
$96.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.7
$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$91.8
$86.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.8%
13.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$436
$2271
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$252
$2289
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.5
$21.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.24
$14.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.26
$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.29
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$9.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$7.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$3.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$3.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.24
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.8
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.43
$8.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$6.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.94
$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.11
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$10.6
$74.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.93
$8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.7
$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.5
$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.4
$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34
$77.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$19.2
$156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1110
$2845

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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
$476
4.27M
Mazar-i-Sharif
$392
469K
Kandahar
$410
614K
Herat
$444
556K
Kunduz
$382
357K
Sheberghan
$378
176K
Jalalabad
$305
263K
Lashkargah
$380
202K
Ghazni
$349
143K
Puli Khumri
$376
114K
Khost
$399
160K
Gardez
$393
70K

In Maldives

City Cost of living Population
Male
$1227
133K
Hulhumale
$1181
50K