Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Afghanistan Sri Lanka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$547
$547
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1158
$1404
🏠 One person rent
$265
$193
🏘️ Family rent
$374
$452
🍽️ Food expenses
$172
$283
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.9
$22.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$192
$225
💸 GDP per capita
$353
$3828
😃 Human freedom index
4
6.13
❤️ Life expectancy
62.9
76.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
20
34
🌐 English speaking %
6%
18.3%
🎓 Higher education
24
58
😀 Quality of life
4
43
🏙️ Population
37.5M
21.4M

The average cost of living in Afghanistan ($547) is 0.1% more expensive than in Sri Lanka ($547). Afghanistan ranked 174th vs 175th for Sri Lanka 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 0.4 months in Sri Lanka. Ranked 195th and 100th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka

We calculate prices for Afghanistan and Sri Lanka as a population-weighted mean of 12 and 10 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 Sri Lanka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.52
$2.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.93
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.82
$7.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4
$2.02
 Cappuccino
$1.5
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$137
$203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$94.4
$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$301
$693
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$148
$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$29.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.5
$45.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$101
$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.47%
17.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$454
$1620
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$256
$1424
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.6
$9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.76
$3.11
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.3
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$5.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$8.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$6.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$5.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.9
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.27
$8.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$2.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.5
$12.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.62
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.4
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$3.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.9
$30.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.1
$67.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$27.7
$30.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1397
$595

Cost of living in other countries

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$356

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Cities Comparison in Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka

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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 Sri Lanka

City Cost of living Population
Colombo
$636
753K
Gampaha
$428
191K
Kandy
$435
120K
Trincomalee
$534
99.1K
Beruwala
$549
165K
Negombo
$437
142K
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$492
116K
Galle
$484
93.1K
Anuradhapura
$561
63.2K
Matara
$499
68.2K