Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Afghanistan Zimbabwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$494
$860
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1075
$2180
🏠 One person rent
$219
$318
🏘️ Family rent
$305
$517
🍽️ Food expenses
$172
$327
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.7
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$127
$233
💸 GDP per capita
$414
$2497
😃 Human freedom index
4
5.02
❤️ Life expectancy
66
62.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
16
22
🌐 English speaking %
6%
82.1%
🎓 Higher education
26
49
😀 Quality of life
13
27
🏙️ Population
42.6M
16.6M

The average cost of living in Afghanistan ($494) is 43% less expensive than in Zimbabwe ($860). Afghanistan ranked 189th vs 120th for Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe. Ranked 188th and 158th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe

We calculate prices for Afghanistan and Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.12
$8.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.77
$46.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.43
$5.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.76
$1.26
 Cappuccino
$1.49
$2.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$74.1
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$270
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$154
$554
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45
$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.8
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$94.9
$66
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.55%
13.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$618
$1093
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$313
$926
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.1
$43.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.27
$20.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.3
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.66
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$5.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.45
$8.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.68
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.61
$8.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.17
$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$2.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.5
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.71
$9.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.25
$6.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.2
$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$26.9
$328
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1289
$8241

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Cities Comparison in Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Afghanistan

City Cost of living Population
Kabul
$504
5.33M
Kandahar
$473
614K
Herat
$556
556K
Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
469K
Kunduz
$468
357K
Jalalabad
$381
263K
Lashkargah
$469
202K
Sheberghan
$470
176K
Khost
$438
160K
Ghazni
$447
143K
Puli Khumri
$447
114K
Gardez
$456
70K

In Zimbabwe

City Cost of living Population
Harare
$1015
2.15M
Masvingo
$840
1.64M
Bulawayo
$632
666K
Chitungwiza
$780
371K
Mutare
$754
225K
Gweru
$565
141K
Kadoma
$727
116K
Kwekwe
$677
93.1K
Marondera
$755
52.3K
Chinhoyi
$629
56.8K