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Students are acclimatized to hold accountability for the future of a country. Their level of self-esteem could be an important and influential factor on their studies and transition to post-study work. However, maintaining high self-esteem might not come with ease and whether it has any compatibility with life satisfaction or not, shall be studied in this research. Thus, these two concepts necessitate for psychologists and educators to study and explore them in order to bring about better study and life conditions for students. In this quest, this study aimed to embark on the assessment and correlation and difference of life satisfaction and self-esteem among Afghan and Indian students at Nangarhar and Chandigarh Universities. The sample was divided into 60 Afghan (30 Male and 30 Female) students and 60 Indian (30 Male 30 Female) students. For the life satisfaction, Satisfaction with Life Scale was used and for the self-esteem, Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale was used. The result of this study indicates that there is a significant positive correlation between self-esteem and life satisfaction among Afghan and Indian students. The results also show that Afghan students are higher on life satisfaction while Indian students are higher on self-esteem. The results further indicate that female Afghan students are higher on life satisfaction and self-esteem as compared to female Indian students nevertheless male Indian students are higher on life satisfaction and self-esteem as compared to male Afghan students.