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Kabul vs. Tehran Cost of Living Summary

Kabul is 46.5% more expensive than Tehran.

Restaurants: pay 35.3% less in Kabul
Groceries: pay 12.8% less in Kabul
Transportation: pay 43.6% more in Kabul
Housing: pay 5.0 times more in Kabul
Childcare: pay 55.7% less in Kabul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.0% more in Kabul
Clothing: pay 58.6% less in Kabul

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

Kabul vs. Tehran Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 35.3% less for restaurants

	Tehran	Kabul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.80 IRR160,028	$2.66 AFN176	-30.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.50 IRR189,506	$4.43 AFN293	-1.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 IRR19,798	$0.36 AFN24	-24.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.02 IRR42,822	$0.15 AFN10	-85.5%
Average			-35.3%

Tehran vs. Kabul - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.8% less for groceries

	Tehran	Kabul
Bread 1 loaf	$0.54 IRR22,591	$0.21 AFN14	-60.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.89 IRR79,438	$1.93 AFN128	+2.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.35 IRR99,064	$2.94 AFN194	+25.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.11 IRR46,868	$1.43 AFN94	+28.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.41 IRR59,430	$1.57 AFN104	+11.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.41 IRR17,234	$0.25 AFN17	-37.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 IRR28,724	$0.36 AFN24	-47.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.38 IRR16,023	$0.33 AFN22	-12.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 IRR12,056	$0.21 AFN14	-27.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 IRR10,249	$0.21 AFN14	-11.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 IRR9,695	$0.20 AFN13	-11.5%
Average			-12.8%

Tehran vs. Kabul - Cost of groceries

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pay 43.6% more for transportation

	Tehran	Kabul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.75 IRR115,729	$3.72 AFN246	+35.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.55 IRR275,849	$10.34 AFN683	+57.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$68,000.00 IRR2,863,650,000	$8,122.57 AFN536,879	-88.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.85 IRR120,021	$7.68 AFN508	+169.5%
Average			+43.6%

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pay 5.0 times more for housing

	Tehran	Kabul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$5.76 IRR242,422	$93.04 AFN6,150	+1516.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$450.54 IRR18,973,431	$87.13 AFN5,759	-80.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.19 IRR13,526,193	$59.07 AFN3,905	-81.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$12.05 IRR507,532	$39.53 AFN2,613	+228.0%
Average			+395.5%

Tehran vs. Kabul - Cost of housing

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pay 55.7% less for childcare

	Tehran	Kabul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$123.82 IRR5,214,346	$18.90 AFN1,249	-84.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,011.10 IRR84,692,248	$1,476.83 AFN97,614	-26.6%
Average			-55.7%

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pay 49.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Tehran	Kabul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.65 IRR27,373	$2.36 AFN156	+263.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.23 IRR51,918	$1.06 AFN70	-14.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.50 IRR105,281	$2.66 AFN176	+6.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.91 IRR922,802	$9.16 AFN605	-58.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.50 IRR63,169	$2.22 AFN146	+47.7%
Average			+49.0%

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pay 58.6% less for clothing

	Tehran	Kabul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.24 IRR1,062,731	$9.60 AFN634	-62.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.76 IRR1,295,282	$17.72 AFN1,171	-42.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.65 IRR4,954,414	$33.97 AFN2,245	-71.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.84 IRR2,940,937	$28.68 AFN1,895	-58.9%
Average			-58.6%

Tehran vs. Kabul - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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