Kabul vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kabul	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$474	$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1052	$2787
🏠 One person rent	$203	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$302	$924
🍽️ Food expenses	$158	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.8	$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$1303
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	30	61
😀 Quality of life	14	79
🏙️ Population	4.27M	605K

The cost of living in Kabul is 57% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 8769th and 4764th ($474 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Afghanistan and Latvia, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 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 9071st and 596th 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	$2.38	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.34	$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$1.53	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$90	$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$312	$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$141	$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.8	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.54%	4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$404	$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$202	$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.27	$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.97	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.8	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.15	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.2	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.79	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.1	$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.4	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$17.2	$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1356	$13840

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$386
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$303
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$389
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$366
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$346
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$379
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$394
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$366
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$364
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$382
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$442
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$414
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$458
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$605
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$354
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$468
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$292
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$389
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$273
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$342
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$380
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$306
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$373
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$354
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$266
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$392
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$305
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$308
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$361
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$281
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$321
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$476

Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1299
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$933
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$804
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$835
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$840
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$953
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$983
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$950
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$869
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1064
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$933
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$936
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$843
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$953
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$761
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$847
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1045
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1150
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$969
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1261
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$882
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$467
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1414
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$850
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1219
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$899
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1016
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$741
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1441
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$952
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1273
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$953
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1816
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$1879
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$385
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1025
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1220