Cost of living comparison
Uzbekistan is 82.2% more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Uzbekistan instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 66.4% more for restaurants
Afghanistan
|
Uzbekistan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.74
AFN126
|
$3.36
UZS42,490.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.49
AFN252
|
$2.99
UZS37,776.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
AFN22
|
$0.49
UZS6,199.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
AFN12
|
$0.38
UZS4,797.85
|
|
pay 46.8% more for groceries
Afghanistan
|
Uzbekistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
$0.28
UZS3,544.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
AFN123
|
$2.02
UZS25,558.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
AFN172
|
$3.13
UZS39,517.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
$1.23
UZS15,524.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.13
AFN82
|
$1.29
UZS16,311.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
AFN22
|
$0.45
UZS5,641.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
AFN30
|
$0.79
UZS9,998.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
AFN41
|
$0.82
UZS10,396.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
AFN14
|
$0.55
UZS6,994.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$0.21
UZS2,628.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
AFN8
|
$0.15
UZS1,924.95
|
|
pay 15.6% more for transportation
Afghanistan
|
Uzbekistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AFN246
|
$2.64
UZS33,349.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.46
AFN755
|
$12.30
UZS155,376.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,973.68
AFN503,146
|
$16,336.08
UZS206,405,009.98
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.81
AFN419
|
$1.94
UZS24,465.90
|
|
pay 79.4% more for housing
Afghanistan
|
Uzbekistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$610.20
AFN44,025
|
$23.09
UZS291,726.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$97.47
AFN7,033
|
$274.88
UZS3,473,061.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$68.91
AFN4,972
|
$199.02
UZS2,514,657.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.69
AFN1,709
|
$33.90
UZS428,345.87
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Afghanistan
|
Uzbekistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.03
AFN2,166
|
$120.42
UZS1,521,558.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,534.21
AFN110,692
|
$4,963.07
UZS62,707,948.12
|
|
pay 9.6% more for entertainment and sports
Afghanistan
|
Uzbekistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
AFN168
|
$0.95
UZS11,974.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.16
AFN84
|
$1.47
UZS18,628.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
AFN138
|
$2.11
UZS26,626.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.59
AFN908
|
$23.17
UZS292,756.97
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.62
AFN189
|
$2.26
UZS28,613.63
|
|
pay 95.0% more for clothing
Afghanistan
|
Uzbekistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.66
AFN1,202
|
$26.44
UZS334,019.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.85
AFN1,143
|
$31.12
UZS393,183.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.38
AFN2,264
|
$81.32
UZS1,027,438.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.90
AFN2,446
|
$56.27
UZS710,931.21
|
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