Afghanistan vs Tajikistan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Afghanistan Tajikistan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$470
$699
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1027
$1690
🏠 One person rent
$209
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$289
$572
🍽️ Food expenses
$162
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.4
$30.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$156
$216
💸 GDP per capita
$414
$1341
😃 Human freedom index
4
5.26
❤️ Life expectancy
66
71.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
16
19
🌐 English speaking %
6%
5%
🎓 Higher education
26
21
😀 Quality of life
16
31
🏙️ Population
42.6M
10.6M

The average cost of living in Afghanistan ($470) is 33% less expensive than in Tajikistan ($699). Afghanistan ranked 189th vs 150th 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 0.3 months in Afghanistan compared to 0.3 months in Tajikistan. Ranked 185th and 153rd 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
$2.75
$5.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.1
$14.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$7.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$1.17
 Cappuccino
$1.29
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$413
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$63.9
$255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$232
$753
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$135
$504
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.6
$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$50.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.2
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.61%
22.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$542
$1076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$273
$604
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.48
$3.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.26
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.15
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.55
$3.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.52
$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.61
$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.2
$83.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.04
$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.2
$74.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$24.9
$91.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1507
$6544

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Cities Comparison in Afghanistan vs Tajikistan

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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 Tajikistan

City Cost of living Population
Dushanbe
$735
948K
Khujand
$585
199K
Qurghonteppa
$704
127K
Istaravshan
$653
64.3K
Konibodom
$619
54.4K
Panjakent
$692
33K
Tursunzoda
$702
46.7K
Ghafurov
$590
18.4K
Buston
$635
29.8K
Istiklol
$609
14.2K