Cost of living comparison
Kabul is 2.8 times more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Kabul instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 55.4% less for restaurants
Ankara
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
TRY168.08
|
$1.74
AFN126
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
TRY168.08
|
$3.49
AFN252
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
TRY30.98
|
$0.31
AFN22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
TRY11.87
|
$0.17
AFN12
|
|
pay 37.9% less for groceries
Ankara
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
TRY15.49
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.63
TRY117.59
|
$1.71
AFN123
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
TRY143.54
|
$2.38
AFN172
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
TRY60.80
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
TRY65.92
|
$1.13
AFN82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
TRY13.29
|
$0.30
AFN22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
TRY22.98
|
$0.42
AFN30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
TRY13.34
|
$0.57
AFN41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TRY17.42
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.24
|
$0.14
AFN10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
TRY9.10
|
$0.12
AFN8
|
|
pay 22.4% less for transportation
Ankara
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
TRY139.73
|
$3.41
AFN246
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
TRY504.25
|
$10.46
AFN755
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,561.68
TRY1,344,674.01
|
$6,973.68
AFN503,146
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.95
TRY127.74
|
$5.81
AFN419
|
|
pay 16.1 times more for housing
Ankara
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.64
TRY311.89
|
$610.20
AFN44,025
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$347.65
TRY11,247.64
|
$97.47
AFN7,033
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$232.27
TRY7,514.77
|
$68.91
AFN4,972
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.91
TRY1,614.90
|
$23.69
AFN1,709
|
|
pay 76.4% less for childcare
Ankara
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
TRY7,334.47
|
$30.03
AFN2,166
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,524.41
TRY146,381.39
|
$1,534.21
AFN110,692
|
|
pay 23.8% less for entertainment and sports
Ankara
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
TRY84.04
|
$2.32
AFN168
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
TRY69.78
|
$1.16
AFN84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
TRY58.83
|
$1.92
AFN138
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.38
TRY756.44
|
$12.59
AFN908
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
TRY108.41
|
$2.62
AFN189
|
|
pay 55.7% less for clothing
Ankara
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.25
TRY1,431.56
|
$16.66
AFN1,202
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.47
TRY1,082.78
|
$15.85
AFN1,143
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.89
TRY2,487.65
|
$31.38
AFN2,264
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.82
TRY2,129.49
|
$33.90
AFN2,446
|
|
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