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Kabul vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Kabul is 35.1% cheaper than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 63.6% less in Kabul
Groceries: pay 46.6% less in Kabul
Transportation: pay 17.5% less in Kabul
Housing: pay 91.3% more in Kabul
Childcare: pay 93.2% less in Kabul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.6% less in Kabul
Clothing: pay 70.5% less in Kabul

Expenses including childcare, clothing, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Kabul. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Kabul.

Kabul vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kabul instead of Ankara, you would:

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pay 63.6% less for restaurants

	Ankara	Kabul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.62 TRY419.75	$2.66 AFN173	-72.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 TRY367.28	$4.43 AFN288	-47.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 TRY52.70	$0.36 AFN23	-70.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 TRY17.87	$0.15 AFN10	-64.0%
Average			-63.6%

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pay 46.6% less for groceries

	Ankara	Kabul
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 TRY30.11	$0.21 AFN14	-69.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.81 TRY209.79	$1.93 AFN126	-59.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 TRY160.02	$2.94 AFN191	-19.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 TRY101.20	$1.43 AFN93	-38.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 TRY111.09	$1.57 AFN102	-38.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TRY30.40	$0.25 AFN17	-63.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 TRY45.84	$0.36 AFN24	-65.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY26.17	$0.33 AFN22	-44.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY27.74	$0.21 AFN14	-67.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TRY12.87	$0.21 AFN14	-27.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY10.90	$0.20 AFN13	-18.5%
Average			-46.6%

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pay 17.5% less for transportation

	Ankara	Kabul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 TRY192.34	$3.72 AFN242	-15.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.02 TRY393.51	$10.34 AFN672	+14.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,122.27 TRY2M	$8,122.57 AFN528K	-83.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.74 TRY293.82	$7.68 AFN499	+14.0%
Average			-17.5%

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pay 91.3% more for housing

	Ankara	Kabul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.72 TRY598.58	$93.04 AFN6,048	+577.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.46 TRY31,290.19	$87.13 AFN5,664	-87.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.73 TRY22,361.50	$59.07 AFN3,840	-88.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.15 TRY2,710.59	$39.53 AFN2,569	-36.4%
Average			+91.3%

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pay 93.2% less for childcare

	Ankara	Kabul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.60 TRY26,193.80	$18.90 AFN1,229	-96.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,110.57 TRY615K	$1,476.83 AFN95,994	-89.5%
Average			-93.2%

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pay 45.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Kabul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 TRY157.40	$2.36 AFN154	-34.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 TRY140.55	$1.06 AFN69	-67.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 TRY94.44	$2.66 AFN173	+22.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.91 TRY2,438.53	$9.16 AFN595	-83.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 TRY280.71	$2.22 AFN144	-65.6%
Average			-45.6%

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pay 70.5% less for clothing

	Ankara	Kabul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.32 TRY2,499.94	$9.60 AFN624	-83.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.55 TRY1,986.61	$17.72 AFN1,152	-61.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,543.76	$33.97 AFN2,208	-67.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.96 TRY4,185.12	$28.68 AFN1,864	-70.1%
Average			-70.5%

Ankara vs. Kabul - 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: February 2026

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