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Afghanistan vs. Tajikistan Cost of Living Summary

Afghanistan is 14.4% more expensive than Tajikistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 41.8% less in Afghanistan
Groceries: pay 40.6% less in Afghanistan
Transportation: pay 53.0% more in Afghanistan
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in Afghanistan
Childcare: pay 65.0% less in Afghanistan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.1% more in Afghanistan
Clothing: pay 52.0% less in Afghanistan

The cost of housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Afghanistan are more expensive than in Tajikistan. Expenses including childcare, clothing, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Afghanistan. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan vs. Tajikistan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Tajikistan, you would:

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pay 41.8% less for restaurants

	Tajikistan	Afghanistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.09 TJS56.11	$2.44 AFN161	-60.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.60 TJS79.28	$3.89 AFN257	-54.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 TJS5.20	$0.45 AFN30	-19.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 TJS2.82	$0.21 AFN14	-32.9%
Average			-41.8%

Tajikistan vs. Afghanistan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 40.6% less for groceries

	Tajikistan	Afghanistan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 TJS5.06	$0.20 AFN13	-63.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.82 TJS53.67	$2.26 AFN150	-61.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.96 TJS36.53	$2.59 AFN172	-34.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.72 TJS15.86	$1.53 AFN101	-11.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.75 TJS16.10	$1.65 AFN110	-5.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TJS6.45	$0.26 AFN17	-63.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.18 TJS10.92	$0.41 AFN27	-65.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 TJS8.50	$0.34 AFN23	-62.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 TJS4.07	$0.24 AFN16	-45.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 TJS2.64	$0.21 AFN14	-26.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 TJS1.87	$0.19 AFN12	-7.2%
Average			-40.6%

Tajikistan vs. Afghanistan - Cost of groceries

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pay 53.0% more for transportation

	Tajikistan	Afghanistan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.06 TJS37.45	$4.06 AFN269	-0.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.59 TJS97.58	$16.25 AFN1,076	+53.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,647.15 TJS107,336.20	$9,043.81 AFN599,291	-22.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.60 TJS33.18	$10.12 AFN670	+181.0%
Average			+53.0%

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Tajikistan	Afghanistan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.59 TJS180.52	$194.20 AFN12,869	+891.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$370.61 TJS3,415.44	$87.87 AFN5,823	-76.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$239.79 TJS2,209.86	$51.69 AFN3,425	-78.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.50 TJS317.94	$63.00 AFN4,174	+82.6%
Average			+204.8%

Tajikistan vs. Afghanistan - Cost of housing

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pay 65.0% less for childcare

	Tajikistan	Afghanistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$95.29 TJS878.21	$46.37 AFN3,073	-51.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,972.94 TJS64,260.23	$1,476.83 AFN97,863	-78.8%
Average			-65.0%

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pay 42.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Tajikistan	Afghanistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.06 TJS9.76	$4.87 AFN323	+360.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.50 TJS13.82	$1.11 AFN73	-26.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.65 TJS24.39	$1.92 AFN127	-27.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.89 TJS312.31	$10.12 AFN670	-70.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.50 TJS41.47	$3.32 AFN220	-26.2%
Average			+42.1%

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pay 52.0% less for clothing

	Tajikistan	Afghanistan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.45 TJS243.74	$11.08 AFN734	-58.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.67 TJS310.30	$17.72 AFN1,174	-47.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$60.88 TJS561.08	$33.97 AFN2,251	-44.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.59 TJS512.29	$23.20 AFN1,537	-58.3%
Average			-52.0%

Tajikistan vs. Afghanistan - Cost of clothing

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