Cost of living comparison
Iran is 87.1% more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Iran instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Afghanistan
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
AFN149
|
$3.82
IRR161,126
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.08
AFN293
|
$3.47
IRR146,439
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
AFN33
|
$0.78
IRR32,938
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
AFN14
|
$0.81
IRR34,369
|
|
pay 49.0% more for groceries
Afghanistan
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
$0.56
IRR23,605
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.90
AFN136
|
$2.14
IRR90,529
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.27
AFN163
|
$2.87
IRR121,290
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
AFN118
|
$1.18
IRR49,722
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.42
AFN102
|
$1.67
IRR70,582
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.27
AFN19
|
$0.49
IRR20,873
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
AFN26
|
$0.81
IRR34,072
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.32
AFN23
|
$0.49
IRR20,707
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN18
|
$0.31
IRR12,922
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
AFN14
|
$0.27
IRR11,340
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
AFN11
|
$0.24
IRR10,183
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Afghanistan
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
AFN276
|
$2.31
IRR97,450
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.64
AFN1,050
|
$11.56
IRR488,028
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,342.32
AFN598,542
|
$68,309.12
IRR2,884,352,630
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.58
AFN831
|
$2.86
IRR120,974
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Afghanistan
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$179.88
AFN12,906
|
$13.08
IRR552,377
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$96.41
AFN6,917
|
$363.68
IRR15,356,251
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$58.93
AFN4,228
|
$243.70
IRR10,290,060
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.91
AFN6,953
|
$12.71
IRR536,517
|
|
pay 72.9% more for childcare
Afghanistan
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$35.24
AFN2,528
|
$92.02
IRR3,885,614
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,385.55
AFN99,410
|
$1,173.77
IRR49,562,278
|
|
pay 7.4% less for entertainment and sports
Afghanistan
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.62
AFN332
|
$0.81
IRR34,373
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
AFN74
|
$1.26
IRR53,335
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
AFN129
|
$1.97
IRR83,135
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$10.98
AFN788
|
$17.74
IRR749,128
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
AFN224
|
$1.64
IRR69,223
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Afghanistan
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.45
AFN1,037
|
$34.76
IRR1,467,639
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.98
AFN1,577
|
$30.88
IRR1,304,106
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.82
AFN2,570
|
$107.71
IRR4,548,250
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$27.74
AFN1,990
|
$67.95
IRR2,869,223
|
|
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