Afghanistan vs Taiwan - Cost of Living Comparison

Afghanistan Taiwan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$441
$969
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$914
$2773
🏠 One person rent
$218
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$300
$860
🍽️ Food expenses
$136
$387
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.9
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$211
$1411
💸 GDP per capita
$364
$24828
😃 Human freedom index
4
8.44
❤️ Life expectancy
62
80.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
24
68
🌐 English speaking %
6%
30%
🎓 Higher education
24
90
😀 Quality of life
12
82
🏙️ Population
37.5M
23.6M

The average cost of living in Afghanistan ($441) is 54% less expensive than in Taiwan ($969). Afghanistan ranked 188th vs 82nd for Taiwan 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 1.5 months in Taiwan. Ranked 188th and 26th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Afghanistan vs Taiwan

We calculate prices for Afghanistan and Taiwan as a population-weighted mean of 12 and 17 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 Taiwan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.13
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.16
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.05
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.05
$1.92
 Cappuccino
$1.38
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$376
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$80.9
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$226
$1071
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$131
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.9
$49.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.7
$75.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$91.8
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.8%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$436
$7850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$252
$4346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.5
$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.24
$9.03
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$3.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.26
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.29
$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$8.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.24
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.8
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.43
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.94
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.11
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$10.6
$35.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.93
$9.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.7
$41.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.5
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.4
$81.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34
$82.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$19.2
$511
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1110
$11454

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Afghanistan

City Cost of living Population
Kabul
$476
4.27M
Mazar-i-Sharif
$392
469K
Kandahar
$410
614K
Herat
$444
556K
Kunduz
$382
357K
Sheberghan
$378
176K
Jalalabad
$305
263K
Lashkargah
$380
202K
Ghazni
$349
143K
Puli Khumri
$376
114K
Khost
$399
160K
Gardez
$393
70K

In Taiwan

City Cost of living Population
New Taipei
$1032
4.36M
Taipei
$1127
2.6M
Taichung
$971
3.03M
Kaohsiung
$903
2.73M
Taoyuan
$805
2.29M
Tainan
$1003
1.87M
Hsinchu
$827
499K
Keelung
$913
367K
Zhubei
$911
213K
Chiayi
$888
252K
Changhua
$884
227K
Kinmen
$865
139K
Miaoli
$690
86.2K
Douliu
$866
108K
Taitung
$1000
109K
Nantou
$869
102K
Yilan
$896
94.8K