Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 3.2 times more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 30.1% less for restaurants
Turkey
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
₺97.89
|
$1.74
AFN126
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.65
₺118.47
|
$3.49
AFN251
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
₺20.15
|
$0.31
AFN22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
₺7.08
|
$0.17
AFN12
|
|
pay 17.5% less for groceries
Turkey
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
₺12.75
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.61
₺84.95
|
$1.71
AFN123
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
₺99.84
|
$2.38
AFN171
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
₺45.54
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₺51.67
|
$1.13
AFN82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
₺9.83
|
$0.30
AFN22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₺16.96
|
$0.42
AFN30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
₺9.97
|
$0.57
AFN41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₺13.73
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₺7.13
|
$0.14
AFN10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₺6.30
|
$0.12
AFN8
|
|
pay 24.5% less for transportation
Turkey
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
₺140.89
|
$3.41
AFN246
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
₺496.13
|
$10.46
AFN753
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,350.89
₺1,115,909.11
|
$6,973.68
AFN502,105
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.33
₺140.50
|
$5.81
AFN418
|
|
pay 18.6 times more for housing
Turkey
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.38
₺272.16
|
$610.20
AFN43,934
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$218.27
₺7,090.66
|
$97.47
AFN7,018
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.02
₺4,678.68
|
$68.91
AFN4,961
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.50
₺1,608.02
|
$23.69
AFN1,705
|
|
pay 68.8% less for childcare
Turkey
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.99
₺5,392.36
|
$30.03
AFN2,162
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,471.33
₺112,768.20
|
$1,534.21
AFN110,463
|
|
pay 3.6% less for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
₺61.86
|
$2.32
AFN167
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
₺50.26
|
$1.16
AFN84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
₺53.13
|
$1.92
AFN138
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.05
₺651.26
|
$12.59
AFN907
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.50
₺81.19
|
$2.62
AFN188
|
|
pay 38.4% less for clothing
Turkey
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.99
₺974.17
|
$16.66
AFN1,199
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.86
₺840.03
|
$15.85
AFN1,141
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.92
₺2,044.08
|
$31.38
AFN2,259
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.57
₺1,382.78
|
$33.90
AFN2,441
|
|
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