Afghanistan vs Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

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Afghanistan Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person
$547
$1480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1158
$3313
🏠 One person rent
$265
$850
🏘️ Family rent
$374
$1358
🍽️ Food expenses
$172
$415
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.9
$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$192
$1891
💸 GDP per capita
$353
$32677
😃 Human freedom index
4
8.03
❤️ Life expectancy
62.9
83.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
20
60
🌐 English speaking %
6%
22%
🎓 Higher education
24
90
😀 Quality of life
4
79
🏙️ Population
37.5M
47.4M

The average cost of living in Afghanistan ($547) is 63% less expensive than in Spain ($1480). Afghanistan ranked 174th vs 36th for Spain in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Afghanistan compared to 1.3 months in Spain. Ranked 195th and 29th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Afghanistan vs Spain

We calculate prices for Afghanistan and Spain as a population-weighted mean of 12 and 153 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 Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.52
$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.93
$49.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.82
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4
$3.4
 Cappuccino
$1.5
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$137
$892
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$94.4
$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$301
$1500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$148
$1115
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$86.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.5
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$101
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.47%
3.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$454
$4084
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$256
$2641
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.6
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.76
$15.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.3
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$8.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.9
$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.27
$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$3.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.5
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.62
$9.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.4
$68.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$15.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.9
$79.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.1
$85.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$27.7
$455
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1397
$8656

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Afghanistan

City Cost of living Population
Kabul
$599
4.27M
Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
469K
Kandahar
$521
614K
Herat
$514
556K
Kunduz
$467
357K
Jalalabad
$358
263K
Sheberghan
$450
176K
Lashkargah
$487
202K
Khost
$441
160K
Ghazni
$476
143K
Puli Khumri
$457
114K
Gardez
$469
70K

In Spain

City Cost of living Population
Madrid
$1889
3.33M
Barcelona
$1887
1.66M
Valencia
$1581
808K
Seville
$1358
684K
Tenerife
$1707
932K
Zaragoza
$1330
683K
Malaga
$1519
586K
Murcia
$1192
673K
Bilbao
$1522
346K
Palma de Mallorca
$1783
423K
Las Palmas
$1353
378K
Alicante
$1360
349K
Cordoba
$1165
324K
Vigo
$1282
294K
Terrassa
$1491
225K
Valladolid
$1262
297K
Pamplona
$1464
206K
Gijon
$1269
268K
Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1600
256K
Sabadell
$1577
218K
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1635
274K
San Sebastian
$1623
189K
Badalona
$1914
226K
A Coruna
$1259
247K
Granada
$1288
231K
Oviedo
$1158
186K
Jerez de la Frontera
$936
213K
Cartagena
$1136
218K
Elche
$1192
238K
Burgos
$1220
174K