Cost of living comparison
Kabul is 52.7% cheaper than Riyadh.
If you lived in Kabul instead of Riyadh, you would:
pay 52.9% less for restaurants
Riyadh
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
$2.08
AFN149
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
$5.20
AFN371
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
SAR3.02
|
$0.38
AFN27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
SAR1.38
|
$0.18
AFN13
|
|
pay 63.7% less for groceries
Riyadh
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
SAR4.49
|
$0.25
AFN18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.02
SAR15.06
|
$1.87
AFN134
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.57
SAR24.65
|
$2.88
AFN206
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
SAR9.97
|
$1.41
AFN101
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.82
SAR14.31
|
$1.49
AFN107
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
SAR3.63
|
$0.25
AFN18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
$0.36
AFN26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
$0.38
AFN27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
SAR3.04
|
$0.23
AFN17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SAR2.25
|
$0.14
AFN10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
SAR2.51
|
$0.14
AFN10
|
|
pay 31.7% less for transportation
Riyadh
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.29
SAR8.59
|
$3.75
AFN268
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.82
SAR104.34
|
$8.46
AFN605
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,995.90
SAR119,986.21
|
$6,706.07
AFN479,343
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.80
SAR62.99
|
$9.77
AFN698
|
|
pay 28.0% less for housing
Riyadh
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.45
SAR282.95
|
$123.31
AFN8,814
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,149.81
SAR4,311.83
|
$136.58
AFN9,762
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$771.57
SAR2,893.42
|
$93.52
AFN6,685
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.19
SAR266.98
|
$71.52
AFN5,112
|
|
pay 90.9% less for childcare
Riyadh
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$398.81
SAR1,495.55
|
$22.45
AFN1,604
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,026.17
SAR41,348.70
|
$1,385.55
AFN99,038
|
|
pay 35.2% less for entertainment and sports
Riyadh
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SAR7.50
|
$4.85
AFN347
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
SAR17.45
|
$1.32
AFN94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.47
SAR28.00
|
$2.49
AFN178
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$107.87
SAR404.53
|
$8.66
AFN619
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.33
SAR64.99
|
$2.08
AFN149
|
|
pay 66.8% less for clothing
Riyadh
|
Kabul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.05
SAR202.67
|
$10.74
AFN768
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.60
SAR219.76
|
$23.14
AFN1,654
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.57
SAR403.41
|
$43.88
AFN3,136
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.29
SAR368.58
|
$31.87
AFN2,278
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Kabul or Riyadh. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.