Afghanistan vs Ukraine - Cost of Living Comparison

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Afghanistan Ukraine
🚶 Cost of living one person
$489
$570
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1007
$1462
🏠 One person rent
$252
$251
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$453
🍽️ Food expenses
$146
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.7
$41.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$247
$440
💸 GDP per capita
$364
$4534
😃 Human freedom index
4
6.68
❤️ Life expectancy
62
69.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
24
33
🌐 English speaking %
6%
18%
🎓 Higher education
24
66
😀 Quality of life
12
43
🏙️ Population
37.5M
41.2M

The average cost of living in Afghanistan ($489) is 14% less expensive than in Ukraine ($570). Afghanistan ranked 183rd vs 159th for Ukraine 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 0.8 months in Ukraine. Ranked 186th and 110th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Afghanistan vs Ukraine

We calculate prices for Afghanistan and Ukraine as a population-weighted mean of 12 and 34 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 Ukraine
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.24
$6.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.65
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.59
$1.18
 Cappuccino
$1.47
$1.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$130
$274
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$76.5
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$239
$503
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48
$52.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.2
$80.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$117
$5.44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.99%
15.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$478
$1336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$254
$824
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.18
$4.67
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.44
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$3.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$6.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.29
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.22
$4.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.95
$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.1
$2.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$1.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$10.7
$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.36
$3.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.5
$10.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$3.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$27.6
$85.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$27
$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1313
$5637

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Cities Comparison in Afghanistan vs Ukraine

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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 Ukraine

City Cost of living Population
Kyiv
$765
2.95M
Kharkiv
$621
1.43M
Donetsk
$409
929K
Dnipro
$675
981K
Odesa
$587
1.01M
Lviv
$702
724K
Zaporizhia
$439
710K
Kryvyi Rih
$438
603K
Mariupol
$523
449K
Mykolaiv
$438
470K
Kherson
$427
279K
Makiivka
$429
343K
Luhansk
$428
418K
Vinnytsia
$574
370K
Horlivka
$513
257K
Chernihiv
$437
287K
Chernivtsi
$600
265K
Bila Tserkva
$449
209K
Poltava
$486
283K
Khmelnytskyi
$541
274K
Kamianske
$576
230K
Ternopil
$513
225K
Cherkasy
$532
270K
Kremenchuk
$470
220K
Rivne
$494
245K
Lutsk
$455
217K
Sumy
$443
266K
Kropyvnytskyi
$505
227K
Zhytomyr
$481
264K
Kramatorsk
$433
147K