Cost of living comparison

Bhutan

compared to

Afghanistan

Afghanistan vs. Bhutan Cost of Living Summary

Afghanistan is 37.4% more expensive than Bhutan overall.

Restaurants: pay 8.4% more in Afghanistan
Groceries: pay 33.5% less in Afghanistan
Transportation: pay 52.6% more in Afghanistan
Housing: pay 3.4 times more in Afghanistan
Childcare: pay 15.4% more in Afghanistan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.2% less in Afghanistan
Clothing: pay 20.5% more in Afghanistan

The cost of housing, transportation, clothing, childcare, and restaurants in Afghanistan are more expensive than in Bhutan. Expenses including entertainment and sports and groceries are lower in Afghanistan. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan vs. Bhutan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Bhutan, you would:

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pay 8.4% more for restaurants

	Bhutan	Afghanistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.95 BTN251.80	$2.34 AFN166	-20.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.95 BTN251.80	$4.88 AFN346	+65.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 BTN47.34	$0.48 AFN34	-13.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.19 BTN15.95	$0.19 AFN14	+2.5%
Average			+8.4%

Bhutan vs. Afghanistan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 33.5% less for groceries

	Bhutan	Afghanistan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.94 BTN80.58	$0.24 AFN17	-74.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.68 BTN143.53	$1.99 AFN142	+18.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.17 BTN270.70	$2.40 AFN170	-24.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.20 BTN188.35	$1.73 AFN123	-21.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.74 BTN148.48	$1.49 AFN106	-14.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 BTN91.37	$0.28 AFN20	-74.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 BTN55.97	$0.38 AFN27	-41.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 BTN70.36	$0.33 AFN23	-60.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 BTN31.52	$0.25 AFN18	-31.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 BTN19.65	$0.21 AFN15	-10.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 BTN21.93	$0.16 AFN12	-36.5%
Average			-33.5%

Bhutan vs. Afghanistan - Cost of groceries

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pay 52.6% more for transportation

	Bhutan	Afghanistan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.93 BTN335.48	$4.06 AFN288	+3.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$3.97 BTN338.95	$15.44 AFN1,095	+289.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,215.98 BTN1,812,972.62	$8,439.56 AFN598,861	-60.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.09 BTN1,289.22	$11.80 AFN837	-21.8%
Average			+52.6%

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pay 3.4 times more for housing

	Bhutan	Afghanistan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.25 BTN2,670.03	$189.66 AFN13,458	+507.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$124.45 BTN10,634.76	$88.17 AFN6,256	-29.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$79.38 BTN6,783.46	$59.20 AFN4,201	-25.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$16.69 BTN1,425.97	$100.63 AFN7,140	+503.0%
Average			+238.8%

Bhutan vs. Afghanistan - Cost of housing

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pay 15.4% more for childcare

	Bhutan	Afghanistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$246.05 BTN21,025.45	$37.05 AFN2,629	-84.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$677.73 BTN57,914.40	$1,462.66 AFN103,789	+115.8%
Average			+15.4%

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pay 40.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Bhutan	Afghanistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.43 BTN549.59	$4.14 AFN294	-35.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.53 BTN130.94	$1.05 AFN74	-31.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.83 BTN327.34	$1.90 AFN135	-50.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.11 BTN4,196.70	$11.46 AFN813	-76.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.54 BTN302.16	$3.29 AFN234	-6.9%
Average			-40.2%

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pay 20.5% more for clothing

	Bhutan	Afghanistan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$9.43 BTN805.77	$15.11 AFN1,072	+60.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$11.79 BTN1,007.21	$18.99 AFN1,347	+61.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$32.41 BTN2,769.82	$26.51 AFN1,881	-18.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$32.41 BTN2,769.82	$25.50 AFN1,809	-21.3%
Average			+20.5%

Bhutan vs. Afghanistan - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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