Afghanistan vs Samoa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Afghanistan Samoa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$450
$753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$985
$1880
🏠 One person rent
$201
$239
🏘️ Family rent
$274
$395
🍽️ Food expenses
$153
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.8
$93
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$136
$292
💸 GDP per capita
$414
$4899
😃 Human freedom index
4
6.2
❤️ Life expectancy
66
71.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
17
48
🌐 English speaking %
6%
49.9%
🎓 Higher education
25
21
😀 Quality of life
12
44
🏙️ Population
42.6M
218K

The average cost of living in Afghanistan ($450) is 40% less expensive than in Samoa ($753). Afghanistan ranked 190th vs 135th for Samoa 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 0.4 months in Samoa. Ranked 189th and 116th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Afghanistan vs Samoa

We calculate prices for Afghanistan and Samoa 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 Samoa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.4
$4.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.4
$35.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.29
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$4.27
 Cappuccino
$1.12
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$88.6
$253
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$55.1
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$200
$498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$118
$1827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.9
$10.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.9
$16.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.2
$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.98%
11.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$475
$1414
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$238
$963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$3.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.8
$48.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.23
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$4.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$7.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$8.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$3.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.88
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.74
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.44
$6.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.42
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.88
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.13
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$10.6
$24.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.47
$5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.8
$24.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.97
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$38.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34
$71.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$24.9
$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1458
$4658

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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 Samoa

City Cost of living Population
Apia
$753
37.7K
Manase
$751
161