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Afghanistan vs. Turkmenistan Cost of Living Summary

Afghanistan is 45.9% cheaper than Turkmenistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 79.8% less in Afghanistan
Groceries: pay 84.2% less in Afghanistan
Transportation: pay 41.0% more in Afghanistan
Housing: pay 45.5% less in Afghanistan
Childcare: pay 4.3% more in Afghanistan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 70.7% less in Afghanistan
Clothing: pay 86.2% less in Afghanistan

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

Afghanistan vs. Turkmenistan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 79.8% less for restaurants

	Turkmenistan	Afghanistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$34.29 TMT120.34	$2.44 AFN161	-92.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.57 TMT47.64	$3.89 AFN257	-71.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.32 TMT8.13	$0.45 AFN30	-80.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 TMT2.81	$0.21 AFN14	-74.3%
Average			-79.8%

Turkmenistan vs. Afghanistan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 84.2% less for groceries

	Turkmenistan	Afghanistan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.68 TMT5.89	$0.20 AFN13	-88.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$20.00 TMT70.20	$2.26 AFN149	-88.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$18.21 TMT63.90	$2.59 AFN171	-85.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.17 TMT21.66	$1.53 AFN101	-75.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.42 TMT29.57	$1.65 AFN109	-80.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.46 TMT8.64	$0.26 AFN17	-89.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$4.00 TMT14.06	$0.41 AFN27	-89.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.47 TMT12.17	$0.34 AFN23	-90.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.60 TMT5.63	$0.24 AFN16	-85.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 TMT3.18	$0.21 AFN14	-76.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.81 TMT2.84	$0.19 AFN12	-76.7%
Average			-84.2%

Turkmenistan vs. Afghanistan - Cost of groceries

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pay 41.0% more for transportation

	Turkmenistan	Afghanistan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.62 TMT5.69	$4.06 AFN268	+150.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.57 TMT30.09	$16.25 AFN1,073	+89.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$43,928.57 TMT154,189.29	$9,043.81 AFN597,505	-79.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.71 TMT34.10	$10.12 AFN668	+4.1%
Average			+41.0%

Turkmenistan vs. Afghanistan - Cost of transportation

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pay 45.5% less for housing

	Turkmenistan	Afghanistan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$102.86 TMT361.03	$194.20 AFN12,831	+88.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,128.57 TMT3,961.29	$87.87 AFN5,805	-92.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$750.00 TMT2,632.50	$51.69 AFN3,415	-93.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$436.97 TMT1,533.78	$63.00 AFN4,162	-85.6%
Average			-45.5%

Turkmenistan vs. Afghanistan - Cost of housing

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pay 4.3% more for childcare

	Turkmenistan	Afghanistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$22.86 TMT80.23	$46.37 AFN3,064	+102.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$25,714.29 TMT90,257.14	$1,476.83 AFN97,571	-94.3%
Average			+4.3%

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pay 70.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Turkmenistan	Afghanistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.14 TMT18.05	$4.87 AFN322	-5.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$7.05 TMT24.75	$1.11 AFN73	-84.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.71 TMT90.26	$1.92 AFN127	-92.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$195.24 TMT685.29	$10.12 AFN668	-94.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.29 TMT50.14	$3.32 AFN220	-76.7%
Average			-70.7%

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pay 86.2% less for clothing

	Turkmenistan	Afghanistan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.71 TMT230.66	$11.08 AFN732	-83.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$121.43 TMT426.21	$17.72 AFN1,171	-85.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$300.00 TMT1,053.00	$33.97 AFN2,244	-88.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$185.71 TMT651.86	$23.20 AFN1,533	-87.5%
Average			-86.2%

Turkmenistan vs. Afghanistan - 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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