Afghanistan vs Switzerland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Afghanistan Switzerland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$470
$3268
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1027
$8026
🏠 One person rent
$209
$1841
🏘️ Family rent
$289
$3210
🍽️ Food expenses
$162
$948
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.4
$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$156
$7156
💸 GDP per capita
$414
$104K
😃 Human freedom index
4
9.15
❤️ Life expectancy
66
84.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
16
80
🌐 English speaking %
6%
61.3%
🎓 Higher education
26
99
😀 Quality of life
16
100
🏙️ Population
42.6M
9.01M

The average cost of living in Afghanistan ($470) is 86% less expensive than in Switzerland ($3268). Afghanistan ranked 189th vs 3rd for Switzerland 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 2.2 months in Switzerland. Ranked 185th and 1st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Afghanistan vs Switzerland

We calculate prices for Afghanistan and Switzerland as a population-weighted mean of 12 and 50 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 Switzerland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.75
$29.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.1
$115
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$19.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$9.49
 Cappuccino
$1.29
$6.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$5.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$1966
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$63.9
$1536
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$232
$3687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$135
$2867
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.6
$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$257
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.2
$58.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.61%
2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$542
$16760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$273
$8762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$4.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.48
$46
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$2.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.26
$3.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$4.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$8.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$24.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$26.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$43.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$4.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$3.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$5.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$3.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.15
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.55
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.52
$18.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$4.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$93.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.61
$25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.2
$145
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.04
$49.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$139
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.2
$166
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$24.9
$2552
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1507
$25135

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Cities Comparison in Afghanistan vs Switzerland

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Afghanistan

City Cost of living Population
Kabul
$473
5.33M
Kandahar
$463
614K
Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
469K
Kunduz
$454
357K
Jalalabad
$368
263K
Herat
$532
556K
Sheberghan
$457
176K
Khost
$423
160K
Puli Khumri
$429
114K
Ghazni
$425
143K
Lashkargah
$467
202K
Gardez
$433
70K

In Switzerland

City Cost of living Population
Bern
$3134
1.07M
Zurich
$3784
449K
Geneva
$3731
209K
Basel
$3080
176K
Lausanne
$3299
145K
Winterthur
$3305
110K
Lucerne
$3380
86.2K
St. Gallen
$2978
78.9K
Biel/Bienne
$2678
55.9K
Lugano
$2884
63.5K
Neuchatel
$2823
45.3K
Koniz
$2997
43K
Thun
$2817
43.9K
Bellinzona
$3229
45.3K
Fribourg
$2874
39.2K
Chur
$2942
39.2K
Uster
$3345
36.8K
Zug
$4151
32.1K
Schaffhausen
$2740
39K
Vernier
$3501
34.8K
Lancy
$3436
31.9K
Sion
$2465
37.2K
Altstetten
$3494
36.3K
Yverdon-les-Bains
$3222
30.3K
Emmen
$3367
29.3K
La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2654
37.6K
Montreux
$3524
27K
Kriens
$3331
27K
Wetzikon
$3310
26.9K
Rapperswil-Jona
$3318
27K