Cost of living comparison
Riga is 4.9 times more expensive than Kabul.
If you lived in Riga instead of Kabul, you would:
pay 5.5 times more for restaurants
Kabul
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.74
AFN126
|
$13.19
€12.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.49
AFN252
|
$7.70
€7.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
AFN22
|
$1.41
€1.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
AFN12
|
$1.28
€1.19
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
Kabul
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
$1.33
€1.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
AFN123
|
$5.42
€5.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
AFN172
|
$5.49
€5.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
$2.66
€2.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.13
AFN82
|
$3.48
€3.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
AFN22
|
$0.67
€0.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
AFN30
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
AFN41
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
AFN14
|
$1.36
€1.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$0.42
€0.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
AFN8
|
$0.33
€0.31
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Kabul
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AFN246
|
$7.79
€7.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.46
AFN755
|
$32.98
€30.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,973.68
AFN503,146
|
$24,187.89
€22,462.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.81
AFN419
|
$10.66
€9.90
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for housing
Kabul
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$610.20
AFN44,025
|
$19.82
€18.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$97.47
AFN7,033
|
$489.54
€454.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$68.91
AFN4,972
|
$337.47
€313.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.69
AFN1,709
|
$254.35
€236.20
|
|
pay 11.4 times more for childcare
Kabul
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.03
AFN2,166
|
$404.77
€375.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,534.21
AFN110,692
|
$14,268.86
€13,250.77
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Kabul
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
AFN168
|
$4.40
€4.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.16
AFN84
|
$3.01
€2.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
AFN138
|
$4.95
€4.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.59
AFN908
|
$44.13
€40.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.62
AFN189
|
$10.00
€9.29
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for clothing
Kabul
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.66
AFN1,202
|
$71.46
€66.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.85
AFN1,143
|
$44.87
€41.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.38
AFN2,264
|
$77.12
€71.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.90
AFN2,446
|
$112.87
€104.82
|
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