Cost of living comparison
Ashgabat is 5.4 times more expensive than Kabul.
If you lived in Ashgabat instead of Kabul, you would:
pay 8.2 times more for restaurants
Kabul
|
Ashgabat
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
AFN149
|
$35.00
TMT122.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
AFN373
|
$12.86
TMT45.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
AFN27
|
$2.90
TMT10.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
AFN13
|
$1.05
TMT3.68
|
|
pay 7.6 times more for groceries
Kabul
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.25
AFN18
|
$2.43
TMT8.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.87
AFN134
|
$17.86
TMT62.68
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.88
AFN207
|
$18.39
TMT64.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.41
AFN101
|
$6.86
TMT24.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
AFN107
|
$6.16
TMT21.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN18
|
$2.51
TMT8.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
AFN26
|
$3.33
TMT11.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
AFN27
|
$3.28
TMT11.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
AFN17
|
$2.07
TMT7.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$0.95
TMT3.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$0.82
TMT2.88
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Kabul
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
AFN269
|
$1.62
TMT5.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.46
AFN607
|
$10.00
TMT35.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,706.07
AFN481,075
|
$42,857.14
TMT150,428.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.77
AFN701
|
$9.71
TMT34.10
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for housing
Kabul
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.31
AFN8,846
|
$100.00
TMT351.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$136.58
AFN9,798
|
$1,092.86
TMT3,835.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$93.52
AFN6,709
|
$964.29
TMT3,384.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.52
AFN5,131
|
$436.97
TMT1,533.78
|
|
pay 1.8% more for childcare
Kabul
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.45
AFN1,610
|
$22.86
TMT80.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,385.55
AFN99,396
|
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pay 6.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Kabul
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.85
AFN348
|
$5.14
TMT18.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.32
AFN94
|
$8.43
TMT29.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
AFN179
|
$28.57
TMT100.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$8.66
AFN621
|
$78.57
TMT275.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.08
AFN149
|
$12.86
TMT45.13
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for clothing
Kabul
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.74
AFN770
|
$85.71
TMT300.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.14
AFN1,660
|
$128.57
TMT451.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.88
AFN3,148
|
$171.43
TMT601.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.87
AFN2,286
|
$171.43
TMT601.71
|
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