Cost of living comparison
Tashkent is 3.4 times more expensive than Kabul.
If you lived in Tashkent instead of Kabul, you would:
pay 36.5% more for restaurants
|
Kabul
|
Tashkent
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.63
AFN180
|
$5.03
UZS64,535.92
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.31
AFN499
|
$4.00
UZS51,354.71
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
AFN26
|
$0.57
UZS7,350.96
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
AFN11
|
$0.25
UZS3,178.20
|
|
pay 82.0% more for groceries
|
Kabul
|
Tashkent
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.25
AFN17
|
$0.49
UZS6,268.43
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
AFN134
|
$3.58
UZS45,900.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.05
AFN208
|
$4.13
UZS53,066.64
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.48
AFN101
|
$1.68
UZS21,578.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
AFN105
|
$1.75
UZS22,503.96
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN17
|
$0.61
UZS7,838.78
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
AFN25
|
$0.77
UZS9,853.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
AFN25
|
$0.97
UZS12,433.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
AFN15
|
$0.65
UZS8,309.47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
AFN10
|
$0.22
UZS2,761.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
AFN10
|
$0.17
UZS2,223.50
|
|
pay 26.9% more for transportation
|
Kabul
|
Tashkent
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
AFN270
|
$3.69
UZS47,383.63
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.93
AFN610
|
$10.71
UZS137,566.43
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,079.28
AFN483,275
|
$18,484.77
UZS237,319,974.49
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.07
AFN619
|
$3.02
UZS38,837.00
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Kabul
|
Tashkent
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$130.18
AFN8,887
|
$12.73
UZS163,433.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$103.61
AFN7,073
|
$656.57
UZS8,429,541.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$89.85
AFN6,134
|
$415.70
UZS5,337,054.99
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.84
AFN4,836
|
$31.91
UZS409,662.63
|
|
pay 9.5 times more for childcare
|
Kabul
|
Tashkent
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$23.40
AFN1,598
|
$293.58
UZS3,769,210.28
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,462.66
AFN99,850
|
$9,476.32
UZS121,663,472.57
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Kabul
|
Tashkent
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.93
AFN200
|
$1.17
UZS14,971.95
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.27
AFN87
|
$1.72
UZS22,144.79
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.63
AFN180
|
$2.00
UZS25,677.35
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$8.78
AFN599
|
$47.19
UZS605,870.66
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.19
AFN150
|
$5.00
UZS64,193.39
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for clothing
|
Kabul
|
Tashkent
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.97
AFN749
|
$53.56
UZS687,578.59
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.03
AFN1,094
|
$55.31
UZS710,155.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$23.77
AFN1,623
|
$102.15
UZS1,311,491.69
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$22.38
AFN1,528
|
$134.71
UZS1,729,514.13
|
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