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Lowest Income in Afghanistan

Top 97 cities ranked by lowest income

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Lowest Income — Afghanistan

1 Rustāq 26 $414
2 Asadābād 34 $414
3 Aībak 32 $414
4 Fayzabad 01 $414
5 Lashkar Gāh 10 $414
6 Gereshk 10 $414
7 Farah 06 $414
8 Istālif 13 $414
9 Andkhōy 07 $414
10 Bahārak 01 $414
11 Nīlī 41 $414
12 Ghormach 02 $414
13 Shīnḏanḏ 11 $414
14 Paghmān 13 $414
15 Khān Neshīn 10 $414
16 Qarāwul 24 $414
17 Jurm 01 $414
18 Nahrīn 03 $414
19 Baraki Barak 17 $414
20 Ārt Khwājah 26 $414
21 Eslam Qaleh 11 $414
22 Karukh 11 $414
23 Mehtar Lām 35 $414
24 Kushk 11 $414
25 Shahrak 09 $414
26 Maymana 07 $414
27 Kabul 13 $414
28 Herāt 11 $414
29 Kandahār 23 $414
30 Mazār-e Sharīf 30 $414
31 Jalālābād 18 $414
32 Kunduz 24 $414
33 Ghazni 08 $414
34 Balkh 30 $414
35 Baghlān 03 $414
36 Gardez 36 $414
37 Khōst 37 $414
38 Āsmār 34 $414
39 Khanabad 24 $414
40 Bāzārak 42 $414
41 Bāzār-e Yakāwlang 05 $414
42 Khulm 30 $414
43 Taloqan 26 $414
44 Bāmyān 05 $414
45 Pul-e Khumrī 03 $414
46 Shibirghān 31 $414
47 Charikar 40 $414
48 Sar-e Pul 33 $414
49 Zaranj 19 $414
50 Qarchī Gak 30 $414
51 Rūdbār 19 $414
52 Farkhār 26 $414
53 Zindah Jān 11 $414
54 Anār Darah 06 $414
55 Tarinkot 39 $414
56 Imām Şāḩib 24 $414
57 Darzāb 31 $414
58 ‘Alāqahdārī Dīshū 10 $414
59 Tagāw-Bāy 33 $414
60 Markaz-e Ḩukūmat-e Darwēshān 10 $414
61 Qala i Naw 02 $414
62 Yangī Qal‘ah 26 $414
63 Chīchkah 24 $414
64 Dasht-e Archī 24 $414
65 Qal‘ah-ye Shahr 33 $414
66 Sidqābād 14 $414
67 Zaṟah Sharan 29 $414
68 Markaz-e Sayyidābād 27 $414
69 Tīr Pul 11 $414
70 Muhmand Dara 18 $414
71 Tagāb 14 $414
72 Dowlatābād 30 $414
73 Khandūd 01 $414
74 Uruzgān 39 $414
75 Sang-e Chārak 33 $414
76 Khāsh 19 $414
77 Markaz-e Woluswalī-ye Āchīn 18 $414
78 Jabal os Saraj 40 $414
79 Qarqīn 31 $414
80 Barakī 17 $414
81 Fayrōz Kōh 09 $414
82 Mīrābād 19 $414
83 Zarghūn Shahr 29 $414
84 Sangīn 10 $414
85 Panjāb 05 $414
86 Mīr Bachah Kōṯ 13 $414
87 Pul-e ‘Alam 17 $414
88 Chīras 33 $414
89 Ḩukūmatī Azrah 17 $414
90 Qarah Bāgh 11 $414
91 Ghōriyān 11 $414
92 Qalāt 28 $414
93 Ashkāsham 01 $414
94 Kuhsān 11 $414
95 Tukzār 33 $414
96 Chahār Burj 11 $414
97 Larkird 33 $414

Cities with the lowest median incomes in Afghanistan face economic challenges that affect residents' quality of life and access to opportunities. Rustāq has a median household income of $414.

Lower incomes in these cities may reflect limited local job markets, reliance on specific industries, or historical economic factors. However, many of these communities also have lower costs of living, which can partially offset the income difference.

Economic development initiatives, workforce training programs, and infrastructure investments are key strategies being pursued in many of these communities to raise income levels and attract new employers.

Did You Know?

  • 1. The median household in Rustāq earns $414 — 99% below the national median.
  • 2. Lower incomes don't always mean lower quality of life — many of these cities have significantly lower costs of living.
  • 3. College towns often appear on this list because student populations bring down the median household income statistics.

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