Cost of living comparison
Kabul is 39.9% cheaper than Tirana.
If you lived in Kabul instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 62.0% less for restaurants
|
Tirana
|
Kabul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.92
ALL1,016
|
$2.63
AFN180
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.73
ALL812
|
$7.31
AFN499
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL147
|
$0.38
AFN26
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ALL76
|
$0.17
AFN11
|
|
pay 66.1% less for groceries
|
Tirana
|
Kabul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ALL93
|
$0.25
AFN17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.31
ALL587
|
$1.96
AFN134
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.59
ALL706
|
$3.05
AFN208
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
ALL334
|
$1.48
AFN101
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
ALL329
|
$1.54
AFN105
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL69
|
$0.25
AFN17
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
ALL107
|
$0.36
AFN25
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL76
|
$0.37
AFN25
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
ALL81
|
$0.23
AFN15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL47
|
$0.15
AFN10
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
ALL56
|
$0.15
AFN10
|
|
pay 60.9% less for transportation
|
Tirana
|
Kabul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL730
|
$3.96
AFN270
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.47
ALL1,625
|
$8.93
AFN610
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,474.40
ALL2,741,870
|
$7,079.28
AFN483,275
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.47
ALL2,742
|
$9.07
AFN619
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Tirana
|
Kabul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.21
ALL1,694
|
$130.18
AFN8,887
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$594.90
ALL55,341
|
$103.61
AFN7,073
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$412.58
ALL38,381
|
$89.85
AFN6,134
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.02
ALL7,258
|
$70.84
AFN4,836
|
|
pay 81.8% less for childcare
|
Tirana
|
Kabul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$257.35
ALL23,940
|
$23.40
AFN1,598
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,375.91
ALL500,096
|
$1,462.66
AFN99,850
|
|
pay 42.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tirana
|
Kabul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
ALL254
|
$2.93
AFN200
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
ALL172
|
$1.27
AFN87
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
ALL355
|
$2.63
AFN180
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.89
ALL4,362
|
$8.78
AFN599
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.73
ALL812
|
$2.19
AFN150
|
|
pay 77.2% less for clothing
|
Tirana
|
Kabul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.35
ALL5,986
|
$10.97
AFN749
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.77
ALL4,444
|
$16.03
AFN1,094
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.14
ALL9,316
|
$23.77
AFN1,623
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.06
ALL12,471
|
$22.38
AFN1,528
|
|
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