Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 2.3 times more expensive than Kabul.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Kabul, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Kabul
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
AFN150
|
$4.00
IRR168,300
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
AFN375
|
$4.00
IRR168,300
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
AFN27
|
$0.54
IRR22,788
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
AFN13
|
$0.96
IRR40,446
|
|
pay 42.1% more for groceries
Kabul
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.25
AFN18
|
$0.58
IRR24,324
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.87
AFN135
|
$2.03
IRR85,208
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.88
AFN208
|
$2.39
IRR100,429
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.41
AFN102
|
$1.11
IRR46,795
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
AFN108
|
$1.73
IRR72,704
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN18
|
$0.48
IRR20,037
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
AFN26
|
$0.69
IRR29,100
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
AFN27
|
$0.45
IRR18,768
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
AFN17
|
$0.28
IRR11,878
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$0.24
IRR9,921
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$0.23
IRR9,720
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for transportation
Kabul
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
AFN270
|
$2.90
IRR122,161
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.46
AFN611
|
$15.00
IRR631,125
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,706.07
AFN483,725
|
$80,000.00
IRR3,366,000,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.77
AFN705
|
$2.90
IRR122,018
|
|
pay 73.5% more for housing
Kabul
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.31
AFN8,895
|
$6.62
IRR278,610
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$136.58
AFN9,852
|
$471.62
IRR19,843,480
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$93.52
AFN6,746
|
$303.59
IRR12,773,707
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.52
AFN5,159
|
$13.35
IRR561,665
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
Kabul
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.45
AFN1,619
|
$126.80
IRR5,334,990
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,385.55
AFN99,943
|
$1,850.92
IRR77,877,459
|
|
pay 0.5% less for entertainment and sports
Kabul
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.85
AFN350
|
$0.75
IRR31,556
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.32
AFN95
|
$1.43
IRR59,991
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
AFN180
|
$2.50
IRR105,188
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$8.66
AFN625
|
$17.44
IRR733,772
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.08
AFN150
|
$1.50
IRR63,112
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Kabul
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.74
AFN775
|
$33.14
IRR1,394,235
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.14
AFN1,669
|
$28.48
IRR1,198,296
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.88
AFN3,165
|
$141.42
IRR5,950,376
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.87
AFN2,299
|
$69.72
IRR2,933,287
|
|
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