Afghanistan vs Tajikistan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Afghanistan Tajikistan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$547
$667
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1158
$1769
🏠 One person rent
$265
$289
🏘️ Family rent
$374
$524
🍽️ Food expenses
$172
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.9
$22.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$192
$194
💸 GDP per capita
$353
$1189
😃 Human freedom index
4
5.44
❤️ Life expectancy
62.9
71.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
20
20
🌐 English speaking %
6%
5%
🎓 Higher education
24
20
😀 Quality of life
4
19
🏙️ Population
37.5M
9.5M

The average cost of living in Afghanistan ($547) is 18% less expensive than in Tajikistan ($667). Afghanistan ranked 174th vs 151st for Tajikistan 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 0.3 months in Tajikistan. Ranked 195th and 166th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Afghanistan vs Tajikistan

We calculate prices for Afghanistan and Tajikistan 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 Tajikistan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.52
$5.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.93
$14.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.82
$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4
$1.12
 Cappuccino
$1.5
$2.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$137
$347
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$94.4
$199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$301
$583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$148
$409
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.5
$56.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$101
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.47%
19.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$454
$803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$256
$509
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.6
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.76
$3.17
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.3
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$8.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$6.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.9
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.27
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.5
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.62
$4.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.4
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.9
$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.1
$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$27.7
$107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1397
$12534

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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 Tajikistan

City Cost of living Population
Dushanbe
$672
863K
Khujand
$658
199K
Qurghonteppa
$659
127K
Istaravshan
$667
64.3K
Konibodom
$663
54.4K
Buston
$671
29.8K
Tursunzoda
$655
46.7K
Panjakent
$664
33K
Ghafurov
$666
18.4K
Istiklol
$660
14.2K