Afghanistan vs Portugal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Afghanistan Portugal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$450
$1424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$985
$3242
🏠 One person rent
$201
$856
🏘️ Family rent
$274
$1421
🍽️ Food expenses
$153
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.8
$55.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$136
$1305
💸 GDP per capita
$414
$28844
😃 Human freedom index
4
8.57
❤️ Life expectancy
66
82.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
17
57
🌐 English speaking %
6%
27.3%
🎓 Higher education
25
88
😀 Quality of life
12
77
🏙️ Population
42.6M
10.7M

The average cost of living in Afghanistan ($450) is 68% less expensive than in Portugal ($1424). Afghanistan ranked 190th vs 40th for Portugal 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 0.9 months in Portugal. Ranked 189th and 38th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Afghanistan vs Portugal

We calculate prices for Afghanistan and Portugal as a population-weighted mean of 12 and 124 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 Portugal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.4
$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.4
$47.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.29
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$2.57
 Cappuccino
$1.12
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$88.6
$866
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$55.1
$703
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$200
$1622
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$118
$1243
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.9
$80.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.9
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.2
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.98%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$475
$3740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$238
$2697
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$40.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.8
$13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.23
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$7.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.88
$5.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.74
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.44
$6.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.42
$6.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.88
$4.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.13
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$10.6
$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.47
$8.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.8
$73.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.97
$12.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34
$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$24.9
$517
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1458
$10582

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Afghanistan

City Cost of living Population
Kabul
$458
4.27M
Kandahar
$436
614K
Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
469K
Kunduz
$428
357K
Herat
$509
556K
Jalalabad
$354
263K
Sheberghan
$432
176K
Khost
$393
160K
Ghazni
$396
143K
Puli Khumri
$404
114K
Lashkargah
$439
202K
Gardez
$401
70K

In Portugal

City Cost of living Population
Lisbon
$1889
546K
Sintra
$1577
386K
Cascais
$1656
214K
Vila Nova de Gaia
$1457
304K
Porto
$1499
232K
Seixal
$1394
167K
Braga
$1337
193K
Vila Franca de Xira
$1216
138K
Oeiras
$1756
172K
Gondomar
$1457
164K
Matosinhos
$1565
173K
Maia
$1852
135K
Amadora
$1481
171K
Coimbra
$1260
141K
Almada
$1701
177K
Loures
$1509
202K
Odivelas
$1505
148K
Guimaraes
$1426
157K
Santa Maria da Feira
$1231
137K
Vila Nova de Famalicao
$1208
134K
Leiria
$1277
127K
Valongo
$1462
93.9K
Torres Vedras
$1589
79.5K
Setubal
$1390
123K
Funchal
$1561
106K
Vila do Conde
$1206
79.5K
Barcelos
$998
117K
Paredes
$1299
86.9K
Viana do Castelo
$1185
88.7K
Agualva-Cacem
$1533
81.8K