Afghanistan vs Ukraine - Cost of Living Comparison

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Afghanistan Ukraine
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$564
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1085
$1446
🏠 One person rent
$262
$253
🏘️ Family rent
$362
$469
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$208
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.1
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$179
$380
💸 GDP per capita
$356
$4534
😃 Human freedom index
4
6.72
❤️ Life expectancy
62
69.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
20
36
🌐 English speaking %
6%
18%
🎓 Higher education
24
66
😀 Quality of life
9
43
🏙️ Population
37.5M
41.2M

The average cost of living in Afghanistan ($524) is 7% less expensive than in Ukraine ($564). Afghanistan ranked 169th vs 162nd 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 0.3 months in Afghanistan compared to 0.7 months in Ukraine. Ranked 193rd and 111th 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
$2.35
$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.8
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.66
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.78
$1.05
 Cappuccino
$1.43
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$286
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$87.5
$179
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$242
$550
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$146
$349
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.6
$72.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$106
$5.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.63%
17.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$429
$1302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$243
$860
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.94
$4.45
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.28
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$7.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$3.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.91
$6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$0.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.32
$4.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.25
$3.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$2.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.3
$20.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.46
$3.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$11.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$4.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.9
$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.5
$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$26
$285
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1307
$4503

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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
$567
4.27M
Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
469K
Kandahar
$513
614K
Herat
$514
556K
Kunduz
$445
357K
Jalalabad
$347
263K
Sheberghan
$446
176K
Lashkargah
$484
202K
Khost
$423
160K
Ghazni
$455
143K
Puli Khumri
$437
114K
Gardez
$449
70K

In Ukraine

City Cost of living Population
Kyiv
$760
2.95M
Kharkiv
$535
1.43M
Dnipro
$637
981K
Odesa
$557
1.01M
Lviv
$701
724K
Zaporizhia
$476
710K
Kryvyi Rih
$485
603K
Mykolaiv
$369
470K
Luhansk
$511
418K
Mariupol
$498
449K
Donetsk
$498
929K
Vinnytsia
$548
370K
Chernivtsi
$527
265K
Poltava
$504
283K
Kherson
$401
279K
Chernihiv
$443
287K
Zhytomyr
$495
264K
Cherkasy
$457
270K
Kamianske
$560
230K
Ternopil
$470
225K
Lutsk
$518
217K
Kremenchuk
$433
220K
Rivne
$476
245K
Sumy
$425
266K
Bila Tserkva
$451
209K
Kropyvnytskyi
$535
227K
Makiivka
$498
343K
Horlivka
$543
257K
Ivano-Frankivsk
$525
238K
Khmelnytskyi
$534
274K