Afghanistan vs Vietnam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Afghanistan Vietnam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$547
$624
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1158
$1827
🏠 One person rent
$265
$289
🏘️ Family rent
$374
$712
🍽️ Food expenses
$172
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.9
$53.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$192
$472
💸 GDP per capita
$353
$4347
😃 Human freedom index
4
5.51
❤️ Life expectancy
62.9
74.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
20
41
🌐 English speaking %
6%
16%
🎓 Higher education
24
56
😀 Quality of life
4
45
🏙️ Population
37.5M
96.2M

The average cost of living in Afghanistan ($547) is 12% less expensive than in Vietnam ($624). Afghanistan ranked 174th vs 159th for Vietnam 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 0.8 months in Vietnam. Ranked 195th and 90th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Afghanistan vs Vietnam

We calculate prices for Afghanistan and Vietnam as a population-weighted mean of 12 and 38 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 Vietnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.52
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.93
$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.82
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4
$1
 Cappuccino
$1.5
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$137
$326
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$94.4
$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$301
$880
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$148
$573
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$44.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.5
$68.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$101
$9.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.47%
9.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$454
$2695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$256
$1437
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.6
$9.41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.76
$5.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.3
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.9
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.27
$1.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$1.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.5
$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.62
$4.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.4
$30
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$5.89
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.9
$30.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.1
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$27.7
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1397
$13153

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Cities Comparison in Afghanistan vs Vietnam

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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 Vietnam

City Cost of living Population
Ho Chi Minh
$744
9.39M
Hanoi
$648
8.44M
Haiphong
$606
2.09M
Da Nang
$610
1.22M
Bien Hoa
$445
1.1M
Nam Dinh
$511
352K
Hai Duong
$565
507K
Vinh
$583
490K
Thanh Hoa
$571
393K
Vung Tau
$512
357K
Can Tho
$469
1.25M
Bac Ninh
$545
520K
Hue
$407
653K
Thai Binh
$523
268K
Da Lat
$531
406K
Thai Nguyen
$571
330K
Ha Long
$592
270K
Nha Trang
$549
392K
Thu Dau Mot
$541
322K
Viet Tri
$554
278K
Buon Ma Thuot
$515
340K
Qui Nhon
$515
311K
Ca Mau
$525
315K
Phan Thiet
$521
205K
Ha Tinh
$560
202K
Cam Pha
$577
156K
Long Xuyen
$516
279K
Rach Gia
$534
251K
Phu Quoc
$529
179K
Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$521
167K