Kabul vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$458
$1270
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1016
$3141
🏠 One person rent
$195
$619
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$1049
🍽️ Food expenses
$153
$445
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.9
$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$1509
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
30
61
😀 Quality of life
33
82
🏙️ Population
4.27M
605K

The cost of living in Kabul is 64% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 8842nd and 4556th ($458 vs $1270) 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 0.2 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 8609th and 625th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kabul Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.45
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.2
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$5.71
☕ Cappuccino
$1.19
$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.7
$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.8
$378
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$172
$965
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$111
$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$189
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.1
$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.2
$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.06%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$505
$3110
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$260
$1956
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$35.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.78
$9.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.22
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.81
$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.75
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$5.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.3
$9.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.88
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.52
$3.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$10.2
$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.23
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.4
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.1
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.6
$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$19.7
$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1486
$16726

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$401
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$354
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$396
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$393
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$404
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$334
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$364
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$428
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$354
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$351
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$344
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$443
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$684
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$416
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$432
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$376
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$680
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$712
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$277
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$436
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$294
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$372
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$265
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$351
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$363
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$333
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$320
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$340
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$291
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$403
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$303
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$302
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$362
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$311
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$368
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$316
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$439

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1419
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1046
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$889
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$928
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$894
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$967
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$864
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$988
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$968
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1184
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1192
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1041
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$929
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1034
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$840
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$865
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1174
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1334
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1057
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1414
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$920
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$680
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1601
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$883
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1372
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$999
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1113
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1089
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$829
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1566
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1064
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1737
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1485
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1083
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1947
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1937
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$349
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1125
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1383