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Mazar-e-sharif vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Mazar-e-sharif is 31.9% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 56.9% less in Mazar-e-sharif
Groceries: pay 45.3% less in Mazar-e-sharif
Transportation: pay 38.0% more in Mazar-e-sharif
Housing: pay 5.8 times more in Mazar-e-sharif
Childcare: pay 87.7% less in Mazar-e-sharif
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.3% less in Mazar-e-sharif
Clothing: pay 79.8% less in Mazar-e-sharif

The cost of housing and transportation in Mazar-e-sharif are more expensive than in Ankara. Expenses including childcare, clothing, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Mazar-e-sharif. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Mazar-e-sharif.

Mazar-e-sharif vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mazar-e-sharif instead of Ankara, you would:

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pay 56.9% less for restaurants

	Ankara	Mazar-e-sharif
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.62 TRY422.71	$2.22 AFN138	-77.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 TRY369.87	$3.34 AFN209	-60.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 TRY53.07	$0.55 AFN34	-54.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 TRY18.00	$0.26 AFN16	-35.7%
Average			-56.9%

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pay 45.3% less for groceries

	Ankara	Mazar-e-sharif
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 TRY30.32	$0.19 AFN12	-72.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.81 TRY211.27	$2.58 AFN162	-46.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 TRY161.15	$2.24 AFN140	-39.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 TRY101.91	$1.62 AFN102	-30.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 TRY111.87	$1.74 AFN109	-31.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TRY30.62	$0.26 AFN16	-63.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 TRY46.17	$0.45 AFN28	-57.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY26.36	$0.35 AFN22	-41.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY27.93	$0.27 AFN17	-57.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TRY12.96	$0.21 AFN13	-29.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY10.98	$0.17 AFN11	-30.8%
Average			-45.3%

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pay 38.0% more for transportation

	Ankara	Mazar-e-sharif
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 TRY193.69	$4.39 AFN274	-0.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.02 TRY396.29	$22.15 AFN1,385	+145.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,122.27 TRY2M	$9,965.05 AFN623K	-79.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.74 TRY295.89	$12.55 AFN785	+86.3%
Average			+38.0%

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pay 5.8 times more for housing

	Ankara	Mazar-e-sharif
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.72 TRY602.80	$295.37 AFN18,460	+2052.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.46 TRY31,510.81	$88.61 AFN5,538	-87.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.73 TRY22,519.16	$44.30 AFN2,769	-91.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.15 TRY2,729.70	$86.47 AFN5,404	+39.1%
Average			+478.0%

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pay 87.7% less for childcare

	Ankara	Mazar-e-sharif
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.60 TRY26,378.48	$73.84 AFN4,615	-87.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,110.57 TRY620K	??
Average			-87.7%

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pay 23.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Mazar-e-sharif
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 TRY158.51	$7.38 AFN462	+104.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 TRY141.54	$1.16 AFN72	-64.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 TRY95.11	$1.18 AFN74	-45.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.91 TRY2,455.72	$11.08 AFN692	-80.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 TRY282.68	$4.43 AFN277	-31.2%
Average			-23.3%

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pay 79.8% less for clothing

	Ankara	Mazar-e-sharif
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.32 TRY2,517.57	$12.55 AFN785	-78.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.55 TRY2,000.62	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,575.79	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.96 TRY4,214.63	$17.72 AFN1,108	-81.5%
Average			-79.8%

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