Afghanistan vs Myanmar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Afghanistan Myanmar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$455
$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$991
$2070
🏠 One person rent
$206
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$300
$807
🍽️ Food expenses
$152
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.7
$78.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$206
$305
💸 GDP per capita
$416
$1233
😃 Human freedom index
4
3.97
❤️ Life expectancy
62.9
67.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
17
16
🌐 English speaking %
6%
4.5%
🎓 Higher education
24
19
😀 Quality of life
5
20
🏙️ Population
41.5M
53.4M

The average cost of living in Afghanistan ($455) is 34% less expensive than in Myanmar ($694). Afghanistan ranked 189th vs 140th for Myanmar 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 0.4 months in Myanmar. Ranked 193rd and 167th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Afghanistan vs Myanmar

We calculate prices for Afghanistan and Myanmar as a population-weighted mean of 12 and 12 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 Myanmar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.26
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.93
$15.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.44
$1.01
 Cappuccino
$1.29
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.9
$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$252
$909
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$119
$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.6
$29.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.2
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.1
$36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.54%
9.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$412
$1475
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$204
$1024
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.9
$9.86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$11.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.26
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$8.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$9.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$2.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.47
$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$1.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.05
$1.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.38
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.8
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.41
$3.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.4
$13.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.72
$2.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.2
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$33
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.5
$325
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1294
$12264

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Afghanistan

City Cost of living Population
Kabul
$474
4.27M
Kandahar
$468
614K
Mazar-i-Sharif
$408
469K
Herat
$512
556K
Kunduz
$394
357K
Jalalabad
$303
263K
Sheberghan
$414
176K
Lashkargah
$476
202K
Ghazni
$389
143K
Khost
$366
160K
Puli Khumri
$381
114K
Gardez
$386
70K

In Myanmar

City Cost of living Population
Yangon
$705
6.87M
Mandalay
$710
1.23M
Naypyidaw
$701
1.16M
Hpa-an
$610
422K
Bago
$650
284K
Pathein
$778
287K
Taunggyi
$660
265K
Myitkyina
$683
243K
Mawlamyine
$569
254K
Monywa
$661
207K
Myeik
$576
222K
Sittwe
$678
101K