Cost of living comparison
Iran is 84.7% more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Iran instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Afghanistan
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.34
AFN158
|
$3.77
IRR158,537
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
AFN329
|
$3.72
IRR156,540
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
AFN32
|
$0.85
IRR35,765
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
AFN13
|
$0.81
IRR33,907
|
|
pay 36.4% more for groceries
|
Afghanistan
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.24
AFN16
|
$0.50
IRR20,954
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.99
AFN135
|
$2.06
IRR86,721
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.40
AFN162
|
$2.72
IRR114,497
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
AFN117
|
$1.20
IRR50,714
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
AFN100
|
$1.58
IRR66,694
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.28
AFN19
|
$0.47
IRR19,622
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
AFN26
|
$0.75
IRR31,701
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.33
AFN22
|
$0.49
IRR20,443
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN17
|
$0.30
IRR12,802
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
AFN14
|
$0.26
IRR10,895
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.16
AFN11
|
$0.24
IRR10,040
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Afghanistan
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.06
AFN274
|
$2.50
IRR105,234
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.44
AFN1,042
|
$11.01
IRR463,375
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,439.56
AFN569,670
|
$70,890.26
IRR2,984,480,044
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.80
AFN796
|
$2.96
IRR124,785
|
|
pay 97.9% more for housing
|
Afghanistan
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$189.66
AFN12,802
|
$11.98
IRR504,340
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$88.17
AFN5,951
|
$337.20
IRR14,196,072
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$59.20
AFN3,996
|
$231.30
IRR9,737,893
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.63
AFN6,792
|
$12.31
IRR518,290
|
|
pay 54.4% more for childcare
|
Afghanistan
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$37.05
AFN2,501
|
$88.94
IRR3,744,341
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,462.66
AFN98,730
|
$1,004.45
IRR42,287,143
|
|
pay 11.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Afghanistan
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.14
AFN280
|
$0.81
IRR34,256
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.05
AFN71
|
$1.24
IRR52,355
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
AFN128
|
$1.96
IRR82,630
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.46
AFN773
|
$17.71
IRR745,579
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.29
AFN222
|
$1.59
IRR66,829
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
|
Afghanistan
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.11
AFN1,020
|
$33.35
IRR1,404,230
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.99
AFN1,282
|
$29.13
IRR1,226,294
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.51
AFN1,789
|
$104.63
IRR4,404,965
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.50
AFN1,721
|
$65.71
IRR2,766,390
|
|
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