Kabul vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$504
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1114
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$211
$592
🏘️ Family rent
$298
$1001
🍽️ Food expenses
$177
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.4
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$1555
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
33
59
😀 Quality of life
26
80
🏙️ Population
5.33M
595K

The cost of living in Kabul is 60% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 8650th and 4631st ($504 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Afghanistan and Latvia, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 8929th and 657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Riga

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Kabul Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.18
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.5
$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$5.81
☕ Cappuccino
$1.6
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$83.1
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$223
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.7
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.5
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.2
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.73%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$664
$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$346
$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.2
$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.58
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.28
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.58
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.37
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.49
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.54
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.29
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.8
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.9
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1302
$18197

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105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$456
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$381
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$447
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$438
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$447
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$394
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$468
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$373
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$373
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$371
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$496
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$734
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$446
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$470
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$391
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$737
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$773
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$280
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$473
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$306
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$393
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$253
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$379
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$382
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$359
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$335
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$344
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$303
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$440
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$339
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$309
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$401
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$313
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$396
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$332
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$469

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1374
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1000
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$893
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$938
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$895
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$964
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$860
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$982
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$932
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1179
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1225
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1054
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$938
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1040
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$835
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$859
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1220
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1258
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1077
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1434
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$928
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$758
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1594
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$881
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1455
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1085
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1114
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$1016
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1597
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1498
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1081
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1970
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1974
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$445
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1170
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1391