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Afghanistan vs. Kyrgyzstan Cost of Living Summary

Afghanistan is 39.5% more expensive than Kyrgyzstan overall.

Restaurants: pay 36.4% less in Afghanistan
Groceries: pay 41.0% less in Afghanistan
Transportation: pay 62.1% more in Afghanistan
Housing: pay 5.1 times more in Afghanistan
Childcare: pay 80.1% less in Afghanistan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.5% more in Afghanistan
Clothing: pay 65.5% less in Afghanistan

The cost of housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Afghanistan are more expensive than in Kyrgyzstan. Expenses including childcare, clothing, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Afghanistan. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan vs. Kyrgyzstan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Kyrgyzstan, you would:

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pay 36.4% less for restaurants

	Kyrgyzstan	Afghanistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KGS507.25	$2.34 AFN170	-59.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.68 KGS497.11	$4.88 AFN354	-14.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 KGS59.14	$0.48 AFN35	-29.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 KGS28.98	$0.19 AFN14	-42.3%
Average			-36.4%

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pay 41.0% less for groceries

	Kyrgyzstan	Afghanistan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.48 KGS41.78	$0.24 AFN18	-49.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.14 KGS449.42	$1.99 AFN145	-61.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.25 KGS283.83	$2.40 AFN174	-26.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.76 KGS153.67	$1.73 AFN126	-1.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.41 KGS211.16	$1.49 AFN108	-38.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.47 KGS41.22	$0.28 AFN20	-41.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 KGS74.39	$0.38 AFN28	-55.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.94 KGS82.52	$0.33 AFN24	-65.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 KGS78.92	$0.25 AFN18	-71.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 KGS19.88	$0.21 AFN15	-9.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.24 KGS21.00	$0.16 AFN12	-32.2%
Average			-41.0%

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pay 62.1% more for transportation

	Kyrgyzstan	Afghanistan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.90 KGS254.01	$4.06 AFN294	+39.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.54 KGS659.43	$15.44 AFN1,119	+104.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,443.16 KGS3,449,303.94	$8,439.56 AFN611,868	-78.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.18 KGS365.22	$11.80 AFN855	+182.5%
Average			+62.1%

Kyrgyzstan vs. Afghanistan - Cost of transportation

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pay 5.1 times more for housing

	Kyrgyzstan	Afghanistan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.05 KGS1,053.48	$189.66 AFN13,750	+1474.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$474.69 KGS41,511.27	$88.17 AFN6,392	-81.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$353.07 KGS30,875.68	$59.20 AFN4,292	-83.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.19 KGS2,027.91	$100.63 AFN7,295	+333.9%
Average			+410.9%

Kyrgyzstan vs. Afghanistan - Cost of housing

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pay 80.1% less for childcare

	Kyrgyzstan	Afghanistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$230.15 KGS20,126.58	$37.05 AFN2,686	-83.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,168.50 KGS539,435.63	$1,462.66 AFN106,043	-76.3%
Average			-80.1%

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pay 26.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Kyrgyzstan	Afghanistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.16 KGS101.45	$4.14 AFN300	+257.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.06 KGS179.79	$1.05 AFN76	-49.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.56 KGS136.45	$1.90 AFN138	+21.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.01 KGS3,760.83	$11.46 AFN831	-73.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.35 KGS380.44	$3.29 AFN239	-24.4%
Average			+26.5%

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pay 65.5% less for clothing

	Kyrgyzstan	Afghanistan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.60 KGS3,550.75	$15.11 AFN1,096	-62.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.86 KGS3,398.58	$18.99 AFN1,376	-51.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.88 KGS9,084.40	$26.51 AFN1,922	-74.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.67 KGS8,454.18	$25.50 AFN1,849	-73.6%
Average			-65.5%

Kyrgyzstan vs. Afghanistan - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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