Afghanistan vs Sweden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Afghanistan Sweden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$489
$1436
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1007
$3198
🏠 One person rent
$252
$746
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$1245
🍽️ Food expenses
$146
$457
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.7
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$247
$2657
💸 GDP per capita
$364
$55873
😃 Human freedom index
4
8.66
❤️ Life expectancy
62
83.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
24
83
🌐 English speaking %
6%
89%
🎓 Higher education
24
95
😀 Quality of life
12
92
🏙️ Population
37.5M
10.4M

The average cost of living in Afghanistan ($489) is 66% less expensive than in Sweden ($1436). Afghanistan ranked 183rd vs 34th for Sweden in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Afghanistan compared to 1.9 months in Sweden. Ranked 186th and 11th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Afghanistan vs Sweden

We calculate prices for Afghanistan and Sweden as a population-weighted mean of 12 and 60 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 Sweden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.24
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.65
$67.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$8.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.59
$6.76
 Cappuccino
$1.47
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$130
$825
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$76.5
$618
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$239
$1439
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$1049
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.2
$88.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$117
$29.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.99%
3.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$478
$5513
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$254
$3526
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$3.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$73.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.18
$21.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$2.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.44
$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$9.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$9.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.29
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.22
$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.95
$6.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.1
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$10.7
$36.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.36
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.5
$30.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$79.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$27.6
$83.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$27
$125
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1313
$4692

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Afghanistan

City Cost of living Population
Kabul
$517
4.27M
Kandahar
$457
614K
Mazar-i-Sharif
$462
469K
Herat
$512
556K
Kunduz
$437
357K
Jalalabad
$358
263K
Sheberghan
$438
176K
Lashkargah
$439
202K
Ghazni
$391
143K
Khost
$448
160K
Puli Khumri
$423
114K
Gardez
$439
70K

In Sweden

City Cost of living Population
Stockholm
$1917
979K
Gothenburg
$1579
608K
Malmo
$1372
325K
Uppsala
$1334
167K
Vasteras
$1268
129K
Helsingborg
$1290
114K
Linkoping
$1309
116K
Orebro
$1266
127K
Solna
$1685
85.3K
Lund
$1359
94.4K
Eskilstuna
$1182
69.9K
Jonkoping
$1323
101K
Sodertalje
$1226
76.3K
Umea
$1093
91.9K
Taby
$1683
75.4K
Norrkoping
$1261
98.1K
Sollentuna
$1872
76.2K
Halmstad
$1212
71.4K
Karlstad
$1205
67.1K
Trollhattan
$921
50.5K
Lulea
$994
49.1K
Gavle
$1187
79K
Uddevalla
$1050
57.3K
Boras
$1084
74K
Vaxjo
$1254
71.3K
Sundsvall
$1076
58.8K
Tumba
$1661
46K
Lidingo
$1717
44.1K
Sigtuna
$1367
52.2K
Skovde
$1209
57.5K