Cost of living comparison
Tashkent is 3.0 times more expensive than Kabul.
If you lived in Tashkent instead of Kabul, you would:
pay 69.8% more for restaurants
Kabul
|
Tashkent
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
AFN149
|
$5.72
UZS72,820.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
AFN371
|
$4.00
UZS50,950.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
AFN27
|
$0.56
UZS7,182.18
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
AFN13
|
$0.33
UZS4,209.57
|
|
pay 98.2% more for groceries
Kabul
|
Tashkent
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.25
AFN18
|
$0.54
UZS6,843.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.87
AFN134
|
$3.47
UZS44,262.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.88
AFN206
|
$4.19
UZS53,402.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.41
AFN101
|
$1.85
UZS23,514.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
AFN107
|
$1.74
UZS22,114.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN18
|
$0.64
UZS8,123.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
AFN26
|
$0.80
UZS10,209.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
AFN27
|
$0.99
UZS12,575.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
AFN17
|
$0.76
UZS9,702.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$0.25
UZS3,144.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$0.22
UZS2,751.54
|
|
pay 18.8% more for transportation
Kabul
|
Tashkent
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
AFN268
|
$3.86
UZS49,223.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.46
AFN605
|
$10.00
UZS127,375.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,706.07
AFN479,343
|
$15,000.00
UZS191,062,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.77
AFN698
|
$2.97
UZS37,894.06
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Kabul
|
Tashkent
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.31
AFN8,814
|
$13.54
UZS172,447.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$136.58
AFN9,762
|
$615.96
UZS7,845,728.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$93.52
AFN6,685
|
$401.33
UZS5,112,002.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.52
AFN5,112
|
$34.74
UZS442,493.38
|
|
pay 8.5 times more for childcare
Kabul
|
Tashkent
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.45
AFN1,604
|
$262.64
UZS3,345,392.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,385.55
AFN99,038
|
$7,431.60
UZS94,660,067.25
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Kabul
|
Tashkent
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.85
AFN347
|
$1.05
UZS13,374.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.32
AFN94
|
$1.80
UZS22,947.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
AFN178
|
$2.00
UZS25,475.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$8.66
AFN619
|
$49.09
UZS625,333.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.08
AFN149
|
$4.77
UZS60,751.19
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for clothing
Kabul
|
Tashkent
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.74
AFN768
|
$54.75
UZS697,376.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.14
AFN1,654
|
$57.42
UZS731,382.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.88
AFN3,136
|
$99.12
UZS1,262,514.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.87
AFN2,278
|
$121.63
UZS1,549,227.14
|
|
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