Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 2.5 times more expensive than Kabul.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Kabul, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Kabul
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.63
AFN180
|
$4.00
IRR168,370
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.31
AFN499
|
$5.00
IRR210,462
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
AFN26
|
$0.45
IRR19,107
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
AFN11
|
$1.08
IRR45,668
|
|
pay 41.3% more for groceries
|
Kabul
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.25
AFN17
|
$0.53
IRR22,517
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
AFN134
|
$1.83
IRR76,984
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.05
AFN208
|
$2.32
IRR97,787
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.48
AFN101
|
$1.26
IRR53,074
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
AFN105
|
$1.84
IRR77,615
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN17
|
$0.46
IRR19,221
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
AFN25
|
$0.70
IRR29,493
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
AFN25
|
$0.42
IRR17,765
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
AFN15
|
$0.32
IRR13,340
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
AFN10
|
$0.24
IRR10,200
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
AFN10
|
$0.26
IRR11,088
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for transportation
|
Kabul
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
AFN270
|
$2.76
IRR116,024
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.93
AFN610
|
$10.00
IRR420,925
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,079.28
AFN483,275
|
$90,000.00
IRR3,788,325,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.07
AFN619
|
$2.90
IRR122,068
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Kabul
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$130.18
AFN8,887
|
$6.79
IRR285,892
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$103.61
AFN7,073
|
$489.72
IRR20,613,509
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$89.85
AFN6,134
|
$339.71
IRR14,299,106
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.84
AFN4,836
|
$11.89
IRR500,470
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
|
Kabul
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$23.40
AFN1,598
|
$123.20
IRR5,185,796
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,462.66
AFN99,850
|
$1,753.32
IRR73,801,546
|
|
pay 5.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kabul
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.93
AFN200
|
$0.80
IRR33,674
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.27
AFN87
|
$1.51
IRR63,401
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.63
AFN180
|
$2.50
IRR105,231
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$8.78
AFN599
|
$19.23
IRR809,449
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.19
AFN150
|
$1.50
IRR63,139
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for clothing
|
Kabul
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.97
AFN749
|
$36.21
IRR1,523,966
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.03
AFN1,094
|
$27.96
IRR1,177,098
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$23.77
AFN1,623
|
$138.01
IRR5,809,023
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$22.38
AFN1,528
|
$70.09
IRR2,950,365
|
|
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