Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 12.9% more expensive than Tajikistan.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Tajikistan, you would:
pay 40.0% less for restaurants
|
Tajikistan
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.05
TJS53.62
|
$2.08
AFN139
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
TJS96.52
|
$4.08
AFN273
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
TJS6.13
|
$0.46
AFN31
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
TJS2.76
|
$0.19
AFN13
|
|
pay 41.0% less for groceries
|
Tajikistan
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
TJS6.20
|
$0.24
AFN16
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
TJS44.70
|
$1.90
AFN127
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
TJS31.63
|
$2.27
AFN152
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
TJS17.55
|
$1.65
AFN110
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
TJS19.08
|
$1.42
AFN95
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
TJS5.51
|
$0.27
AFN18
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.12
TJS11.92
|
$0.37
AFN25
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
TJS11.46
|
$0.32
AFN21
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TJS5.24
|
$0.25
AFN16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
TJS3.07
|
$0.20
AFN13
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
TJS2.13
|
$0.15
AFN10
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Tajikistan
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.30
TJS35.05
|
$3.85
AFN257
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
$14.64
AFN979
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,744.22
TJS209,620.93
|
$8,342.32
AFN557,586
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.12
TJS33.15
|
$11.58
AFN774
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Tajikistan
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.51
TJS249.60
|
$179.88
AFN12,023
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$384.54
TJS4,082.56
|
$96.41
AFN6,444
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$196.68
TJS2,088.09
|
$58.93
AFN3,939
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.41
TJS524.54
|
$96.91
AFN6,477
|
|
pay 76.3% less for childcare
|
Tajikistan
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.89
TJS1,007.48
|
$35.24
AFN2,355
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,407.70
TJS142,347.23
|
$1,385.55
AFN92,608
|
|
pay 28.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tajikistan
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.10
TJS11.70
|
$4.62
AFN309
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
TJS23.89
|
$1.03
AFN69
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.30
TJS24.37
|
$1.80
AFN120
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.52
TJS355.91
|
$10.98
AFN734
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
$3.12
AFN209
|
|
pay 47.4% less for clothing
|
Tajikistan
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.85
TJS316.87
|
$14.45
AFN966
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.45
TJS376.34
|
$21.98
AFN1,469
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.30
TJS799.48
|
$35.82
AFN2,394
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.80
TJS560.61
|
$27.74
AFN1,854
|
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