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Tehran vs. Kabul Cost of Living Summary

Tehran is 2.4 times more expensive than Kabul.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Tehran
Groceries: pay 29.7% more in Tehran
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Tehran
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Tehran
Childcare: pay 4.0 times more in Tehran
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.0% more in Tehran
Clothing: pay 2.6 times more in Tehran

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, clothing, transportation, and groceries in Tehran are more expensive than in Kabul. Notably, childcare, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Tehran.

Tehran vs. Kabul Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Kabul	Tehran
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.66 AFN167	$3.80 IRR5M	+42.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.43 AFN279	$4.50 IRR6M	+1.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 AFN22	$0.47 IRR621K	+31.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.15 AFN9	$1.02 IRR1M	+588.5%
Average			+166.2%

Kabul vs. Tehran - Cost of restaurants

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pay 29.7% more for groceries

	Kabul	Tehran
Bread 1 loaf	$0.21 AFN13	$0.54 IRR708K	+153.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.93 AFN122	$1.89 IRR2M	-2.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.94 AFN185	$2.35 IRR3M	-20.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.43 AFN90	$1.11 IRR1M	-22.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.57 AFN99	$1.41 IRR2M	-10.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.25 AFN16	$0.41 IRR540K	+60.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.36 AFN23	$0.68 IRR901K	+88.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.33 AFN21	$0.38 IRR502K	+13.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.21 AFN13	$0.29 IRR378K	+37.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.21 AFN14	$0.24 IRR321K	+13.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 AFN13	$0.23 IRR304K	+13.0%
Average			+29.7%

Kabul vs. Tehran - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Kabul	Tehran
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.72 AFN234	$2.75 IRR4M	-26.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.34 AFN651	$6.55 IRR9M	-36.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,122.57 AFN512K	$68,000.00 IRR90B	+737.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.68 AFN484	$2.85 IRR4M	-62.9%
Average			+152.9%

Kabul vs. Tehran - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Kabul	Tehran
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$93.04 AFN5,862	$5.76 IRR8M	-93.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$87.13 AFN5,489	$450.54 IRR595M	+417.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$59.07 AFN3,722	$321.19 IRR424M	+443.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.53 AFN2,490	$12.05 IRR16M	-69.5%
Average			+174.4%

Kabul vs. Tehran - Cost of housing

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pay 4.0 times more for childcare

	Kabul	Tehran
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$18.90 AFN1,191	$123.82 IRR164M	+555.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,476.83 AFN93,040	$2,011.10 IRR3B	+36.2%
Average			+295.6%

Kabul vs. Tehran - Cost of childcare

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pay 9.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Kabul	Tehran
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.36 AFN149	$0.65 IRR858K	-72.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.06 AFN67	$1.23 IRR2M	+16.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.66 AFN167	$2.50 IRR3M	-6.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$9.16 AFN577	$21.91 IRR29M	+139.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.22 AFN140	$1.50 IRR2M	-32.3%
Average			+9.0%

Kabul vs. Tehran - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.6 times more for clothing

	Kabul	Tehran
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$9.60 AFN605	$25.24 IRR33M	+162.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$17.72 AFN1,116	$30.76 IRR41M	+73.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$33.97 AFN2,140	$117.65 IRR155M	+246.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$28.68 AFN1,807	$69.84 IRR92M	+143.5%
Average			+156.6%

Kabul vs. Tehran - Cost of clothing

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