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Kabul vs. Russia Cost of Living Summary

Kabul is 10.4% cheaper than Russia overall.

Restaurants: pay 57.5% less in Kabul
Groceries: pay 49.5% less in Kabul
Transportation: pay 8.3% less in Kabul
Housing: pay 3.3 times more in Kabul
Childcare: pay 87.3% less in Kabul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.9% less in Kabul
Clothing: pay 70.4% less in Kabul

Expenses including childcare, clothing, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Kabul. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Kabul.

Kabul vs. Russia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kabul instead of Russia, you would:

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pay 57.5% less for restaurants

	Russia	Kabul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.65 RUB779.02	$2.66 AFN176	-72.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.53 RUB446.34	$4.43 AFN294	-19.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 RUB85.18	$0.36 AFN24	-66.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 RUB41.37	$0.15 AFN10	-71.2%
Average			-57.5%

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pay 49.5% less for groceries

	Russia	Kabul
Bread 1 loaf	$0.63 RUB50.87	$0.21 AFN14	-66.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.02 RUB405.31	$1.93 AFN128	-61.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.22 RUB340.65	$2.94 AFN195	-30.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.60 RUB129.02	$1.43 AFN95	-10.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.20 RUB177.56	$1.57 AFN104	-28.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 RUB63.70	$0.25 AFN17	-67.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 RUB64.71	$0.36 AFN24	-54.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB75.05	$0.33 AFN22	-64.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 RUB101.23	$0.21 AFN14	-83.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 RUB30.61	$0.21 AFN14	-43.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 RUB24.46	$0.20 AFN13	-32.8%
Average			-49.5%

Russia vs. Kabul - Cost of groceries

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pay 8.3% less for transportation

	Russia	Kabul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.69 RUB217.37	$3.72 AFN247	+38.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.72 RUB1,752.75	$10.34 AFN685	-52.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,562.55 RUB2,546,970.87	$8,122.57 AFN538,245	-74.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.94 RUB399.03	$7.68 AFN509	+55.3%
Average			-8.3%

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pay 3.3 times more for housing

	Russia	Kabul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.57 RUB610.80	$93.04 AFN6,165	+1129.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$433.96 RUB35,018.96	$87.13 AFN5,774	-79.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$300.84 RUB24,276.80	$59.07 AFN3,915	-80.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.77 RUB6,678.93	$39.53 AFN2,619	-52.2%
Average			+229.2%

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pay 87.3% less for childcare

	Russia	Kabul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$300.70 RUB24,265.18	$18.90 AFN1,253	-93.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,780.29 RUB627,838.39	$1,476.83 AFN97,863	-81.0%
Average			-87.3%

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pay 28.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Russia	Kabul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.70 RUB137.13	$2.36 AFN157	+39.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.17 RUB174.94	$1.06 AFN70	-51.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 RUB216.49	$2.66 AFN176	-0.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.84 RUB2,892.37	$9.16 AFN607	-74.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.13 RUB413.59	$2.22 AFN147	-56.8%
Average			-28.9%

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pay 70.4% less for clothing

	Russia	Kabul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.56 RUB5,048.03	$9.60 AFN636	-84.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.72 RUB3,528.29	$17.72 AFN1,174	-59.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.93 RUB8,306.25	$33.97 AFN2,251	-67.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.34 RUB7,854.57	$28.68 AFN1,900	-70.5%
Average			-70.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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