Cost of living comparison

Uzbekistan

compared to

Afghanistan

Afghanistan vs. Uzbekistan Cost of Living Summary

Afghanistan is 43.9% more expensive than Uzbekistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 15.9% less in Afghanistan
Groceries: pay 33.9% less in Afghanistan
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Afghanistan
Housing: pay 4.7 times more in Afghanistan
Childcare: pay 80.6% less in Afghanistan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.9% more in Afghanistan
Clothing: pay 63.9% less in Afghanistan

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

Afghanistan vs. Uzbekistan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 15.9% less for restaurants

	Uzbekistan	Afghanistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.55 UZS58,791.79	$2.34 AFN165	-48.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.99 UZS51,571.01	$4.88 AFN344	+22.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 UZS7,208.30	$0.48 AFN34	-14.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 UZS3,193.42	$0.19 AFN13	-22.7%
Average			-15.9%

Uzbekistan vs. Afghanistan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 33.9% less for groceries

	Uzbekistan	Afghanistan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.40 UZS5,103.72	$0.24 AFN17	-38.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.57 UZS46,130.64	$1.99 AFN141	-44.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.13 UZS53,333.09	$2.40 AFN169	-41.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.65 UZS21,331.22	$1.73 AFN122	+4.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.75 UZS22,614.91	$1.49 AFN105	-15.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.57 UZS7,422.20	$0.28 AFN20	-51.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 UZS9,903.38	$0.38 AFN27	-50.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 UZS12,422.52	$0.33 AFN23	-65.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 UZS8,350.95	$0.25 AFN18	-60.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 UZS2,775.70	$0.21 AFN15	-3.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 UZS2,234.54	$0.16 AFN11	-5.9%
Average			-33.9%

Uzbekistan vs. Afghanistan - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Uzbekistan	Afghanistan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.69 UZS47,622.70	$4.06 AFN286	+10.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.91 UZS89,233.14	$15.44 AFN1,088	+123.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,473.32 UZS238,475,330.42	$8,439.56 AFN594,629	-54.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.69 UZS34,778.01	$11.80 AFN831	+338.0%
Average			+104.3%

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pay 4.7 times more for housing

	Uzbekistan	Afghanistan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.72 UZS164,235.70	$189.66 AFN13,363	+1390.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$489.90 UZS6,324,171.46	$88.17 AFN6,212	-82.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$312.70 UZS4,036,738.56	$59.20 AFN4,171	-81.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.11 UZS375,739.03	$100.63 AFN7,090	+245.7%
Average			+368.3%

Uzbekistan vs. Afghanistan - Cost of housing

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pay 80.6% less for childcare

	Uzbekistan	Afghanistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$205.10 UZS2,647,662.15	$37.05 AFN2,611	-81.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,070.48 UZS91,274,106.33	$1,462.66 AFN103,055	-79.3%
Average			-80.6%

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pay 28.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Uzbekistan	Afghanistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.17 UZS15,054.17	$4.14 AFN292	+255.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.72 UZS22,255.54	$1.05 AFN74	-39.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.78 UZS22,945.29	$1.90 AFN134	+7.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.03 UZS555,501.57	$11.46 AFN807	-73.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.47 UZS44,818.08	$3.29 AFN232	-5.2%
Average			+28.9%

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pay 63.9% less for clothing

	Uzbekistan	Afghanistan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.61 UZS420,947.94	$15.11 AFN1,065	-53.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.09 UZS607,930.56	$18.99 AFN1,338	-59.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.06 UZS1,110,971.64	$26.51 AFN1,868	-69.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.57 UZS1,220,769.48	$25.50 AFN1,797	-73.0%
Average			-63.9%

Uzbekistan 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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