Cost of living comparison
Tbilisi is 3.5 times more expensive than Kabul.
If you lived in Tbilisi instead of Kabul, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Kabul
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
AFN150
|
$10.86
GEL29.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
AFN375
|
$8.24
GEL22.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
AFN27
|
$0.89
GEL2.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
AFN13
|
$0.43
GEL1.15
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Kabul
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.25
AFN18
|
$0.70
GEL1.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.87
AFN135
|
$4.01
GEL10.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.88
AFN208
|
$7.91
GEL21.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.41
AFN102
|
$2.52
GEL6.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
AFN108
|
$3.03
GEL8.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN18
|
$0.61
GEL1.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
AFN26
|
$0.77
GEL2.06
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
AFN27
|
$0.74
GEL1.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
AFN17
|
$0.76
GEL2.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$0.32
GEL0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$0.35
GEL0.95
|
|
pay 87.9% more for transportation
Kabul
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
AFN270
|
$4.42
GEL11.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.46
AFN611
|
$14.98
GEL40.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,706.07
AFN483,725
|
$25,468.16
GEL68,127.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.77
AFN705
|
$7.49
GEL20.04
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Kabul
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.31
AFN8,895
|
$19.04
GEL50.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$136.58
AFN9,852
|
$754.68
GEL2,018.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$93.52
AFN6,746
|
$502.72
GEL1,344.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.52
AFN5,159
|
$53.92
GEL144.24
|
|
pay 7.4 times more for childcare
Kabul
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.45
AFN1,619
|
$241.74
GEL646.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,385.55
AFN99,943
|
$5,601.22
GEL14,983.27
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Kabul
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.85
AFN350
|
$1.87
GEL5.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.32
AFN95
|
$3.19
GEL8.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
AFN180
|
$3.00
GEL8.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$8.66
AFN625
|
$51.67
GEL138.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.08
AFN150
|
$7.49
GEL20.04
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for clothing
Kabul
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.74
AFN775
|
$76.50
GEL204.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.14
AFN1,669
|
$49.25
GEL131.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.88
AFN3,165
|
$122.59
GEL327.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.87
AFN2,299
|
$134.83
GEL360.67
|
|
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