Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 2.4 times more expensive than Kabul.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Kabul, you would:
pay 77.6% more for restaurants
Kabul
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
AFN150
|
$5.05
TJS55.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
AFN375
|
$9.09
TJS99.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
AFN27
|
$0.58
TJS6.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
AFN13
|
$0.26
TJS2.84
|
|
pay 96.0% more for groceries
Kabul
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.25
AFN18
|
$0.58
TJS6.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.87
AFN135
|
$4.21
TJS45.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.88
AFN208
|
$2.98
TJS32.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.41
AFN102
|
$1.65
TJS18.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
AFN108
|
$1.80
TJS19.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN18
|
$0.52
TJS5.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
AFN26
|
$1.12
TJS12.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
AFN27
|
$1.08
TJS11.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
AFN17
|
$0.49
TJS5.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$0.29
TJS3.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$0.20
TJS2.19
|
|
pay 17.2% more for transportation
Kabul
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
AFN270
|
$3.30
TJS36.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.46
AFN611
|
$4.59
TJS50.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,706.07
AFN483,725
|
$19,744.22
TJS215,410.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.77
AFN705
|
$3.12
TJS34.06
|
|
pay 45.0% more for housing
Kabul
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.31
AFN8,895
|
$23.51
TJS256.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$136.58
AFN9,852
|
$384.54
TJS4,195.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$93.52
AFN6,746
|
$196.68
TJS2,145.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.52
AFN5,159
|
$49.41
TJS539.03
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for childcare
Kabul
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.45
AFN1,619
|
$94.89
TJS1,035.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,385.55
AFN99,943
|
$13,407.70
TJS146,278.59
|
|
pay 78.7% more for entertainment and sports
Kabul
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.85
AFN350
|
$1.10
TJS12.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.32
AFN95
|
$2.25
TJS24.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
AFN180
|
$2.30
TJS25.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$8.66
AFN625
|
$33.52
TJS365.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.08
AFN150
|
$4.59
TJS50.10
|
|
pay 92.1% more for clothing
Kabul
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.74
AFN775
|
$29.85
TJS325.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.14
AFN1,669
|
$35.45
TJS386.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.88
AFN3,165
|
$75.30
TJS821.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.87
AFN2,299
|
$52.80
TJS576.10
|
|
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