Cost of living comparison

Tirana, Albania

compared to

Kabul, Afghanistan

Kabul vs. Tirana Cost of Living Summary

Kabul is 39.9% cheaper than Tirana.

Restaurants: pay 62.0% less in Kabul
Groceries: pay 66.1% less in Kabul
Transportation: pay 60.9% less in Kabul
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Kabul
Childcare: pay 81.8% less in Kabul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.3% less in Kabul
Clothing: pay 77.2% less in Kabul

Expenses including childcare, clothing, groceries, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Kabul. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Kabul.

Kabul vs. Tirana Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kabul instead of Tirana, you would:

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pay 62.0% less for restaurants

	Tirana	Kabul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.92 ALL912	$2.63 AFN182	-75.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.73 ALL730	$7.31 AFN505	-16.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 ALL132	$0.38 AFN26	-76.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 ALL69	$0.17 AFN12	-79.7%
Average			-62.0%

Tirana vs. Kabul - Cost of restaurants

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pay 66.1% less for groceries

	Tirana	Kabul
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 ALL83	$0.25 AFN17	-75.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.31 ALL528	$1.96 AFN135	-68.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.59 ALL634	$3.05 AFN210	-59.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.59 ALL300	$1.48 AFN102	-58.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.54 ALL296	$1.54 AFN106	-56.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 ALL62	$0.25 AFN17	-66.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.15 ALL96	$0.36 AFN25	-68.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 ALL69	$0.37 AFN26	-54.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 ALL73	$0.23 AFN16	-74.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ALL42	$0.15 AFN10	-70.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 ALL50	$0.15 AFN10	-74.8%
Average			-66.1%

Tirana vs. Kabul - Cost of groceries

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pay 60.9% less for transportation

	Tirana	Kabul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.84 ALL655	$3.96 AFN273	-49.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.47 ALL1,459	$8.93 AFN617	-48.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,474.40 ALL2,462,586	$7,079.28 AFN488,471	-76.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.47 ALL2,463	$9.07 AFN626	-69.2%
Average			-60.9%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Tirana	Kabul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.21 ALL1,521	$130.18 AFN8,982	+615.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$594.90 ALL49,704	$103.61 AFN7,149	-82.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$412.58 ALL34,471	$89.85 AFN6,200	-78.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$78.02 ALL6,519	$70.84 AFN4,888	-9.2%
Average			+111.2%

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pay 81.8% less for childcare

	Tirana	Kabul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$257.35 ALL21,501	$23.40 AFN1,615	-90.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,375.91 ALL449,157	$1,462.66 AFN100,924	-72.8%
Average			-81.8%

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pay 42.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Tirana	Kabul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 ALL228	$2.93 AFN202	+7.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.85 ALL155	$1.27 AFN87	-31.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.82 ALL319	$2.63 AFN182	-31.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.89 ALL3,917	$8.78 AFN606	-81.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.73 ALL730	$2.19 AFN151	-74.9%
Average			-42.3%

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pay 77.2% less for clothing

	Tirana	Kabul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.35 ALL5,376	$10.97 AFN757	-83.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.77 ALL3,992	$16.03 AFN1,106	-66.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.14 ALL8,367	$23.77 AFN1,640	-76.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$134.06 ALL11,200	$22.38 AFN1,544	-83.3%
Average			-77.2%

Tirana vs. Kabul - 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: July 2025

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