Kabul vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kabul	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$599	$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1271	$2907
🏠 One person rent	$285	$568
🏘️ Family rent	$403	$964
🍽️ Food expenses	$182	$392
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.7	$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$188	$1324
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	29	61
😀 Quality of life	13	79
🏙️ Population	4.27M	605K

The cost of living in Kabul is 49% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 7801st and 4672nd ($599 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.1 months in Riga. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 9123rd and 580th 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	$2.69	$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$8.83	$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.92	$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.75	$5.18
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$182	$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.5	$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.3	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$99.3	$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.36%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$451	$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$274	$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.29	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.32	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.32	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.56	$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.24	$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.81	$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.47	$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.3	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.34	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$46
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.99	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.6	$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.1	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$23.8	$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1452	$13962

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$469
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$358
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$476
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$441
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$457
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$338
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$374
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$467
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$372
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$354
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$323
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$439
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$659
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$376
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$450
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$456
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$655
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$672
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$328
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$341
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$521
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$292
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$373
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$277
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$344
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$380
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$319
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$330
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$273
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$388
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$285
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$371
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$312
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$280
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$358
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$335
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$376
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$308
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$487

Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1377
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$1111
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$856
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$893
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$946
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$999
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$1042
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$902
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$923
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1102
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1151
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$966
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$950
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$899
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$1029
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$817
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$856
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1120
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1191
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$1016
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1341
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$886
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$440
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1447
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$871
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1278
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$973
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1061
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$990
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$578
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1525
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$979
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1608
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1363
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$846
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1936
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$2023
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$390
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1057
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1363