Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 2.3 times more expensive than Kabul.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Kabul, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Kabul
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
AFN139
|
$4.00
IRR168,370
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
AFN347
|
$4.00
IRR168,370
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
AFN25
|
$0.54
IRR22,797
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
AFN12
|
$0.96
IRR40,462
|
|
pay 42.1% more for groceries
|
Kabul
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.25
AFN17
|
$0.58
IRR24,334
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.87
AFN125
|
$2.03
IRR85,243
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.88
AFN193
|
$2.39
IRR100,471
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.41
AFN94
|
$1.11
IRR46,815
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
AFN100
|
$1.73
IRR72,734
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN17
|
$0.48
IRR20,046
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
AFN24
|
$0.69
IRR29,112
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
AFN25
|
$0.45
IRR18,776
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
AFN16
|
$0.28
IRR11,883
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$0.24
IRR9,925
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN9
|
$0.23
IRR9,724
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for transportation
|
Kabul
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
AFN251
|
$2.90
IRR122,212
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.46
AFN566
|
$15.00
IRR631,388
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,706.07
AFN448,222
|
$80,000.00
IRR3,367,400,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.77
AFN653
|
$2.90
IRR122,068
|
|
pay 73.5% more for housing
|
Kabul
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.31
AFN8,242
|
$6.62
IRR278,726
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$136.58
AFN9,128
|
$471.62
IRR19,851,733
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$93.52
AFN6,251
|
$303.59
IRR12,779,020
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.52
AFN4,780
|
$13.35
IRR561,898
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
|
Kabul
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.45
AFN1,500
|
$126.80
IRR5,337,209
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,385.55
AFN92,608
|
$1,850.92
IRR77,909,850
|
|
pay 0.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kabul
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.85
AFN324
|
$0.75
IRR31,569
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.32
AFN88
|
$1.43
IRR60,016
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
AFN167
|
$2.50
IRR105,231
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$8.66
AFN579
|
$17.44
IRR734,077
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.08
AFN139
|
$1.50
IRR63,139
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
|
Kabul
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.74
AFN718
|
$33.14
IRR1,394,815
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.14
AFN1,547
|
$28.48
IRR1,198,794
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.88
AFN2,933
|
$141.42
IRR5,952,851
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.87
AFN2,130
|
$69.72
IRR2,934,507
|
|
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