Kabul vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1051
$3118
🏠 One person rent
$200
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$280
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$449
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.2
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$120
$1623
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
33
59
😀 Quality of life
25
81
🏙️ Population
5.33M
595K

The cost of living in Kabul is 62% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 8823rd and 4678th ($473 vs $1248) 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 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 1.3 months in Riga. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 8992nd and 668th 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
$2.79
$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.56
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$5.82
☕ Cappuccino
$1.38
$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$72.2
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$127
$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.8
$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.8%
4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$3224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$300
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$1.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$9.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.25
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.07
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$5.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$9.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.7
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.45
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.6
$53.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.2
$528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1540
$17597

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$433
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$368
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$425
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$429
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$323
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$379
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$454
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$370
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$369
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$360
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$464
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$704
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$427
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$457
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$381
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$702
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$735
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$279
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$463
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$302
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$378
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$264
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$367
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$371
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$348
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$330
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$353
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$298
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$417
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$318
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$308
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$382
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$308
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$379
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$326
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$467

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1423
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1027
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$908
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$944
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$912
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$1001
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$903
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$1012
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$994
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1214
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1230
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1083
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$1003
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$952
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1060
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$853
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$890
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1232
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1279
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1106
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1461
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$947
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$720
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1683
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$907
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1448
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1021
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1133
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$919
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1606
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1111
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1579
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1108
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1990
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2062
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$399
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1184
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1406