Afghanistan vs Sudan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Afghanistan Sudan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$450
$907
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$985
$2051
🏠 One person rent
$201
$444
🏘️ Family rent
$274
$743
🍽️ Food expenses
$153
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.8
$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$136
$156
💸 GDP per capita
$414
$989
😃 Human freedom index
4
4.05
❤️ Life expectancy
66
66.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
17
15
🌐 English speaking %
6%
93.7%
🎓 Higher education
25
47
😀 Quality of life
12
28
🏙️ Population
42.6M
50.4M

The average cost of living in Afghanistan ($450) is 50% less expensive than in Sudan ($907). Afghanistan ranked 190th vs 108th for Sudan 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 0.2 months in Sudan. Ranked 189th and 162nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Afghanistan vs Sudan

We calculate prices for Afghanistan and Sudan 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 Sudan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.4
$5.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.4
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.29
$6.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$1.98
 Cappuccino
$1.12
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$88.6
$624
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$55.1
$298
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$200
$1184
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$118
$554
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.9
$28.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.9
$44
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.2
$52.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.98%
29.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$475
$2098
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$238
$1141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.8
$11.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.23
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$8.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$7.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$5.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$2.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.88
$3.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.74
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.44
$1.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.42
$3.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.88
$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.13
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$10.6
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.47
$6.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.8
$15.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.97
$3.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34
$66.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$24.9
$81
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1458
$1904

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Cities Comparison in Afghanistan vs Sudan

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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 Sudan

City Cost of living Population
Khartoum
$896
5.35M
Omdurman
$910
2.81M
Khartoum North
$879
936K
El-Obeid
$867
560K
Kassala
$971
536K
Kosti
$857
528K
Port Sudan
$964
580K
Nyala
$960
493K
El-Gadarif
$925
355K
Ad-Damazin
$829
186K
Al-Fashir
$944
286K
Atbara
$1116
135K