Cost of living comparison
Kabul is 76.8% more expensive than Tashkent.
If you lived in Kabul instead of Tashkent, you would:
pay 41.5% less for restaurants
|
Tashkent
|
Kabul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
UZS63,174.57
|
$1.74
AFN126
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
UZS44,222.20
|
$3.49
AFN252
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
UZS7,643.31
|
$0.31
AFN22
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
UZS4,331.61
|
$0.17
AFN12
|
|
pay 42.2% less for groceries
|
Tashkent
|
Kabul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
UZS5,176.72
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.14
UZS39,710.83
|
$1.71
AFN123
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
UZS48,607.16
|
$2.38
AFN172
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
UZS20,584.68
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
UZS21,380.98
|
$1.13
AFN82
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
UZS7,781.67
|
$0.30
AFN22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
UZS9,933.37
|
$0.42
AFN30
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
UZS13,039.29
|
$0.57
AFN41
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
UZS9,327.85
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
UZS2,843.91
|
$0.14
AFN10
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
UZS2,309.40
|
$0.12
AFN8
|
|
pay 10.6% more for transportation
|
Tashkent
|
Kabul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.53
UZS44,554.67
|
$3.41
AFN246
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.04
UZS177,433.89
|
$10.46
AFN755
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,508.25
UZS170,675,596.64
|
$6,973.68
AFN503,146
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
UZS33,441.57
|
$5.81
AFN419
|
|
pay 8.7 times more for housing
|
Tashkent
|
Kabul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.99
UZS227,295.36
|
$610.20
AFN44,025
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$603.41
UZS7,624,074.72
|
$97.47
AFN7,033
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$338.87
UZS4,281,549.59
|
$68.91
AFN4,972
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.36
UZS421,533.45
|
$23.69
AFN1,709
|
|
pay 81.7% less for childcare
|
Tashkent
|
Kabul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$222.55
UZS2,811,891.41
|
$30.03
AFN2,166
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,603.48
UZS83,434,424.75
|
$1,534.21
AFN110,692
|
|
pay 12.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tashkent
|
Kabul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
UZS16,870.92
|
$2.32
AFN168
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
UZS20,334.22
|
$1.16
AFN84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.87
UZS23,605.63
|
$1.92
AFN138
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.35
UZS547,674.88
|
$12.59
AFN908
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
UZS56,891.87
|
$2.62
AFN189
|
|
pay 69.9% less for clothing
|
Tashkent
|
Kabul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.37
UZS686,903.45
|
$16.66
AFN1,202
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.46
UZS751,219.87
|
$15.85
AFN1,143
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.85
UZS1,236,338.34
|
$31.38
AFN2,264
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.20
UZS1,379,692.56
|
$33.90
AFN2,446
|
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