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Iran vs. Afghanistan Cost of Living Summary

Iran is 77.6% more expensive than Afghanistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Iran
Groceries: pay 27.1% more in Iran
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Iran
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Iran
Childcare: pay 17.0% more in Iran
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.6% less in Iran
Clothing: pay 2.5 times more in Iran

The cost of clothing, restaurants, transportation, housing, groceries, and childcare in Iran are more expensive than in Afghanistan. Notably, clothing, restaurants, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Iran.

Iran vs. Afghanistan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Afghanistan	Iran
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.44 AFN154	$3.73 IRR5M	+53.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.89 AFN245	$3.78 IRR5M	-2.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 AFN29	$0.78 IRR1M	+72.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.21 AFN13	$0.96 IRR1M	+369.2%
Average			+123.1%

Afghanistan vs. Iran - Cost of restaurants

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pay 27.1% more for groceries

	Afghanistan	Iran
Bread 1 loaf	$0.20 AFN13	$0.48 IRR640K	+140.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.26 AFN142	$2.20 IRR3M	-2.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.59 AFN163	$2.58 IRR3M	-0.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.53 AFN96	$1.14 IRR2M	-25.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.65 AFN104	$1.32 IRR2M	-20.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.26 AFN16	$0.41 IRR537K	+59.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.41 AFN26	$0.67 IRR880K	+63.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.34 AFN22	$0.43 IRR573K	+26.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 AFN15	$0.28 IRR369K	+16.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.21 AFN13	$0.26 IRR339K	+21.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 AFN12	$0.23 IRR300K	+20.4%
Average			+27.1%

Afghanistan vs. Iran - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Afghanistan	Iran
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.06 AFN255	$2.59 IRR3M	-36.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.25 AFN1,023	$9.98 IRR13M	-38.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$9,043.81 AFN570K	$66,617.96 IRR88B	+636.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.12 AFN637	$2.79 IRR4M	-72.4%
Average			+122.4%

Afghanistan vs. Iran - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Afghanistan	Iran
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$194.20 AFN12,235	$11.37 IRR15M	-94.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$87.87 AFN5,536	$329.21 IRR435M	+274.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$51.69 AFN3,256	$233.51 IRR308M	+351.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$63.00 AFN3,969	$11.30 IRR15M	-82.1%
Average			+112.5%

Afghanistan vs. Iran - Cost of housing

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pay 17.0% more for childcare

	Afghanistan	Iran
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$46.37 AFN2,921	$77.32 IRR102M	+66.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,476.83 AFN93,040	$991.86 IRR1B	-32.8%
Average			+17.0%

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pay 9.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Afghanistan	Iran
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.87 AFN307	$0.80 IRR1M	-83.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.11 AFN70	$1.11 IRR1M	+0.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.92 AFN121	$1.97 IRR3M	+2.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$10.12 AFN637	$18.85 IRR25M	+86.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.32 AFN209	$1.53 IRR2M	-54.1%
Average			-9.6%

Afghanistan vs. Iran - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.5 times more for clothing

	Afghanistan	Iran
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$11.08 AFN698	$29.89 IRR39M	+169.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$17.72 AFN1,116	$28.92 IRR38M	+63.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$33.97 AFN2,140	$102.93 IRR136M	+203.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$23.20 AFN1,462	$61.87 IRR82M	+166.7%
Average			+150.7%

Afghanistan vs. Iran - 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: March 2026

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