Cost of living comparison
Kabul is 70.4% more expensive than Tehran.
If you lived in Kabul instead of Tehran, you would:
pay 32.1% less for restaurants
Tehran
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
IRR168,250
|
$2.08
AFN149
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.00
IRR168,250
|
$5.20
AFN371
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
IRR22,781
|
$0.38
AFN27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
IRR40,433
|
$0.18
AFN13
|
|
pay 21.5% less for groceries
Tehran
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
IRR24,317
|
$0.25
AFN18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.03
IRR85,183
|
$1.87
AFN134
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.39
IRR100,399
|
$2.88
AFN206
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.11
IRR46,781
|
$1.41
AFN101
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.73
IRR72,682
|
$1.49
AFN107
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IRR20,031
|
$0.25
AFN18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
IRR29,092
|
$0.36
AFN26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
IRR18,763
|
$0.38
AFN27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IRR11,875
|
$0.23
AFN17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR9,918
|
$0.14
AFN10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
IRR9,717
|
$0.14
AFN10
|
|
pay 32.7% more for transportation
Tehran
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
IRR122,125
|
$3.75
AFN268
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
IRR630,938
|
$8.46
AFN605
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$80,000.00
IRR3,365,000,000
|
$6,706.07
AFN479,343
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.90
IRR121,981
|
$9.77
AFN698
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for housing
Tehran
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.62
IRR278,527
|
$123.31
AFN8,814
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$471.62
IRR19,837,584
|
$136.58
AFN9,762
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$303.59
IRR12,769,912
|
$93.52
AFN6,685
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$13.35
IRR561,498
|
$71.52
AFN5,112
|
|
pay 53.7% less for childcare
Tehran
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.80
IRR5,333,405
|
$22.45
AFN1,604
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,850.92
IRR77,854,322
|
$1,385.55
AFN99,038
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Tehran
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
IRR31,547
|
$4.85
AFN347
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
IRR59,973
|
$1.32
AFN94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
IRR105,156
|
$2.49
AFN178
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.44
IRR733,554
|
$8.66
AFN619
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.50
IRR63,094
|
$2.08
AFN149
|
|
pay 52.4% less for clothing
Tehran
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.14
IRR1,393,821
|
$10.74
AFN768
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.48
IRR1,197,940
|
$23.14
AFN1,654
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$141.42
IRR5,948,608
|
$43.88
AFN3,136
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.72
IRR2,932,416
|
$31.87
AFN2,278
|
|
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