Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 3.0 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Afghanistan
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.34
AFN160
|
$6.91
TRY237.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
AFN333
|
$6.91
TRY237.88
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
AFN33
|
$1.17
TRY40.41
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
AFN13
|
$0.42
TRY14.56
|
|
pay 79.9% more for groceries
|
Afghanistan
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
$1.02
TRY34.94
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.99
AFN136
|
$4.97
TRY171.09
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.40
AFN164
|
$3.15
TRY108.47
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
AFN118
|
$1.40
TRY48.13
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
AFN102
|
$2.40
TRY82.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.28
AFN19
|
$0.37
TRY12.73
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
AFN26
|
$0.87
TRY30.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.33
AFN22
|
$0.42
TRY14.32
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN17
|
$0.51
TRY17.55
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
AFN14
|
$0.25
TRY8.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.16
AFN11
|
$0.21
TRY7.32
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Afghanistan
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.06
AFN277
|
$4.40
TRY151.42
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.44
AFN1,054
|
$19.27
TRY663.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,439.56
AFN576,136
|
$44,819.35
TRY1,542,637.34
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.80
AFN805
|
$6.29
TRY216.59
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Afghanistan
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$189.66
AFN12,947
|
$11.31
TRY389.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$88.17
AFN6,019
|
$442.81
TRY15,241.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$59.20
AFN4,042
|
$336.49
TRY11,581.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.63
AFN6,869
|
$44.46
TRY1,530.36
|
|
pay 7.9 times more for childcare
|
Afghanistan
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$37.05
AFN2,530
|
$408.60
TRY14,063.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,462.66
AFN99,850
|
$6,892.93
TRY237,247.65
|
|
pay 76.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Afghanistan
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.14
AFN283
|
$2.54
TRY87.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.05
AFN72
|
$2.62
TRY90.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
AFN130
|
$1.91
TRY65.77
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.46
AFN782
|
$36.34
TRY1,250.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.29
AFN225
|
$5.10
TRY175.56
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
|
Afghanistan
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.11
AFN1,032
|
$42.74
TRY1,471.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.99
AFN1,296
|
$40.74
TRY1,402.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.51
AFN1,810
|
$88.38
TRY3,041.94
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.50
AFN1,741
|
$74.39
TRY2,560.40
|
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