Kabul vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$567
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1181
$2798
🏠 One person rent
$276
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$383
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.9
$80.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$1220
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
29
61
😀 Quality of life
21
79
🏙️ Population
4.27M
606K

The cost of living in Kabul is 50% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 7972nd and 4604th ($567 vs $1135) 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 8953rd and 535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kabul Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.48
$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.27
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.8
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99
$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.25%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$424
$2627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$259
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.2
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.36
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.3
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.4
$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.24
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.38
$5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.23
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.67
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.8
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.21
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.5
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.2
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41.8
$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.2
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1370
$13518

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$449
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$347
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$455
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$437
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$352
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$307
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$445
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$335
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$311
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$238
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$389
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$632
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$331
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$446
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$330
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$629
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$638
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$278
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$513
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$364
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$344
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$281
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$337
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$303
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$289
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$277
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$393
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$313
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$307
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$260
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$240
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$328
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$298
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$337
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$268
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$484

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1362
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1088
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$827
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$860
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$927
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$827
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$985
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$877
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$893
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$982
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1080
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$909
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$928
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$864
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$976
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$831
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$835
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1163
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1080
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$981
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1303
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$922
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$461
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1335
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1194
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$920
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1028
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$622
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1438
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$906
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1345
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$814
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1825
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1907
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1013
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1257