🇦🇫 Afghanistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · Capital: Kabul
Rent + food$388 + $115$502
Numbeo estimate for a single person without rent, plus a 1-bedroom flat downtown
Money2.9 / 10
Safety2.1 / 10
Health1.4 / 10
Quality of life2.0 / 10
Passport0.0 / 10
average of the section's indicators; 5.0 is exactly mid-list
◉Money2.9 / 10
Average net salary$256144 of 150Numbeo
GDP per capita, PPP$2,236189 of 200World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD · 2024
GNI per capita$390203 of 204World Bank · NY.GNP.PCAP.CD · 2024
GDP growth1.9 %149 of 212World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG · 2024
Inflation-6.6 %1 of 190World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG · 2024
Unemployment13.4 %167 of 187World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS · 2025
Reserves$10B82 of 177World Bank · FI.RES.TOTL.CD · 2020
Local purchasing power38.5108 of 151Numbeo
◈Safety2.1 / 10
Crime74.7145 of 148Numbeo
Homicides per 100k4.097 of 163World Bank · VC.IHR.PSRC.P5 · 2021
✚Health1.4 / 10
Life expectancy66.3 yr184 of 217World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN · 2024
Infant mortality per 100048.3184 of 196World Bank · SP.DYN.IMRT.IN · 2024
Health spending per capita$59.07167 of 193World Bank · SH.XPD.CHEX.PC.CD · 2023
Health spending15.0 % GDP4 of 193World Bank · SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS · 2023
Physicians per 10000.32147 of 189World Bank · SH.MED.PHYS.ZS · 2023
Hospital beds per 10000.35152 of 158World Bank · SH.MED.BEDS.ZS · 2023
☀Quality of life2.0 / 10
Pollution84.4107 of 115Numbeo
Purity1508 of 115Numbeo
Internet users16.1 %201 of 208World Bank · IT.NET.USER.ZS · 2024
Education spending4.3 % GDP86 of 190World Bank · SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS · 2017
Urban population25.9 %204 of 217World Bank · SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS · 2025
⌂Housing
Price per m² in city centre$6582 of 153Numbeo
Price per m², outside centre$3502 of 150Numbeo
Basic utilities, 85 m²$55.968 of 148Numbeo
Mortgage rate, 20-year fixed18.2 %36 of 39Numbeo
◍Prices
Fast-food combo meal$3.821 of 149Numbeo
Dinner for two, mid-range$10.691 of 149Numbeo
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Eggs, dozen$1.629 of 148Numbeo
Loaf of bread, 500 g$0.272 of 150Numbeo
Milk, 1 L$0.833 of 152Numbeo
Chicken fillets, 1 kg$3.727 of 148Numbeo
Cappuccino$0.972 of 149Numbeo
Monthly transit pass$14.59 of 149Numbeo
Taxi, 1 km$0.466 of 39Numbeo
Gasoline, 1 L$1.058 of 39Numbeo
Internet per month$16238 of 39Numbeo
Gym membership$10.521 of 153Numbeo
Cinema ticket$2.592 of 149Numbeo
⇄Trade
Exports of goods and services$3B150 of 188World Bank · NE.EXP.GNFS.CD · 2024
Imports of goods and services$12B116 of 188World Bank · NE.IMP.GNFS.CD · 2024
Trade to GDP83.8 %89 of 188World Bank · NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · 2024
Foreign direct investment$20,600,980168 of 201World Bank · BX.KLT.DINV.CD.WD · 2021
☗People and environment
Population43.8M36 of 217World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL · 2025
Population growth2.8 %20 of 217World Bank · SP.POP.GROW · 2025
Births per woman4.89 of 217World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN · 2024
Mobile subscriptions per 10060.1194 of 210World Bank · IT.CEL.SETS.P2 · 2024
Access to electricity87.8 %166 of 215World Bank · EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS · 2024
CO2 per capita0.28 t28 of 203World Bank · EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5 · 2024
Renewable energy20.0 %107 of 212World Bank · EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS · 2022
Military spending1.8 % GDP83 of 156World Bank · MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · 2021
▤Passport0.0 / 10
No visa needed in advance26 of 198199 of 199
Visa free4 of 198
Visa on arrival20 of 198
Electronic authorisation (eTA)2 of 198
E-visa50 of 198
Visa required122 of 198
passport-index-dataset · visa on arrival and eTA count as no-visa-in-advance; e-visa does not