Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 68.0% more expensive than Uzbekistan.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Uzbekistan, you would:
pay 31.2% less for restaurants
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Uzbekistan
|
Afghanistan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.36
UZS42,607
|
$1.74
AFN126
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.99
UZS37,880
|
$3.49
AFN251
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
UZS6,216
|
$0.31
AFN22
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
UZS4,811
|
$0.17
AFN12
|
|
pay 25.9% less for groceries
|
Uzbekistan
|
Afghanistan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
UZS3,554
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.02
UZS25,629
|
$1.71
AFN123
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.13
UZS39,626
|
$2.38
AFN171
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.23
UZS15,567
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
UZS16,357
|
$1.13
AFN82
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
UZS5,657
|
$0.30
AFN22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
UZS10,026
|
$0.42
AFN30
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
UZS10,425
|
$0.57
AFN41
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
UZS7,014
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
UZS2,635
|
$0.14
AFN10
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
UZS1,930
|
$0.12
AFN8
|
|
pay 39.3% more for transportation
|
Uzbekistan
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.64
UZS33,441
|
$3.41
AFN246
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.30
UZS155,802
|
$10.46
AFN753
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,336.08
UZS206,970,381
|
$6,973.68
AFN502,105
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.94
UZS24,533
|
$5.81
AFN418
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for housing
|
Uzbekistan
|
Afghanistan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.09
UZS292,526
|
$610.20
AFN43,934
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.88
UZS3,482,574
|
$97.47
AFN7,018
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$199.02
UZS2,521,545
|
$68.91
AFN4,961
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.90
UZS429,519
|
$23.69
AFN1,705
|
|
pay 72.1% less for childcare
|
Uzbekistan
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.42
UZS1,525,726
|
$30.03
AFN2,162
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,963.07
UZS62,879,714
|
$1,534.21
AFN110,463
|
|
pay 17.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Uzbekistan
|
Afghanistan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
UZS12,007
|
$2.32
AFN167
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.47
UZS18,680
|
$1.16
AFN84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.11
UZS26,699
|
$1.92
AFN138
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.17
UZS293,559
|
$12.59
AFN907
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.26
UZS28,692
|
$2.62
AFN188
|
|
pay 46.8% less for clothing
|
Uzbekistan
|
Afghanistan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.44
UZS334,934
|
$16.66
AFN1,199
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.12
UZS394,261
|
$15.85
AFN1,141
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.32
UZS1,030,253
|
$31.38
AFN2,259
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.27
UZS712,879
|
$33.90
AFN2,441
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