Cost of living comparison

Moscow, Russia

compared to

Kabul, Afghanistan

Kabul vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Kabul is 21.6% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 39.6% less in Kabul
Groceries: pay 41.7% less in Kabul
Transportation: pay 2.8% less in Kabul
Housing: pay 5.4 times more in Kabul
Childcare: pay 90.5% less in Kabul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.3% less in Kabul
Clothing: pay 76.2% less in Kabul

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

Kabul vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 39.6% less for restaurants

	Moscow	Kabul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.19 RUB743.67	$2.63 AFN186	-71.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.10 RUB413.15	$7.31 AFN516	+43.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 RUB86.79	$0.38 AFN27	-64.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 RUB39.28	$0.17 AFN12	-65.5%
Average			-39.6%

Moscow vs. Kabul - Cost of restaurants

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pay 41.7% less for groceries

	Moscow	Kabul
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 RUB50.08	$0.25 AFN18	-59.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 RUB356.65	$1.96 AFN138	-55.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 RUB288.72	$3.05 AFN215	-14.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.52 RUB123.00	$1.48 AFN104	-2.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.99 RUB160.72	$1.54 AFN109	-22.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 RUB54.82	$0.25 AFN18	-63.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 RUB54.02	$0.36 AFN26	-45.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 RUB57.92	$0.37 AFN26	-48.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 RUB90.94	$0.23 AFN16	-79.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 RUB20.17	$0.15 AFN11	-40.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 RUB16.94	$0.15 AFN11	-27.6%
Average			-41.7%

Moscow vs. Kabul - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.8% less for transportation

	Moscow	Kabul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.22 RUB179.56	$3.96 AFN279	+78.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.58 RUB2,313.65	$8.93 AFN630	-68.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,621.85 RUB2,478,909.43	$7,079.28 AFN499,090	-76.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 RUB470.99	$9.07 AFN639	+55.9%
Average			-2.8%

Moscow vs. Kabul - Cost of transportation

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pay 5.4 times more for housing

	Moscow	Kabul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.38 RUB516.35	$130.18 AFN9,177	+1940.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$960.52 RUB77,756.32	$103.61 AFN7,304	-89.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$583.26 RUB47,216.48	$89.85 AFN6,334	-84.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.66 RUB7,015.29	$70.84 AFN4,994	-18.3%
Average			+437.2%

Moscow vs. Kabul - Cost of housing

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pay 90.5% less for childcare

	Moscow	Kabul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$466.53 RUB37,766.91	$23.40 AFN1,650	-95.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,413.52 RUB842,998.47	$1,462.66 AFN103,118	-86.0%
Average			-90.5%

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pay 35.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Kabul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.06 RUB247.89	$2.93 AFN206	-4.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 RUB204.36	$1.27 AFN89	-49.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.45 RUB198.31	$2.63 AFN186	+7.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.34 RUB2,617.89	$8.78 AFN619	-72.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.10 RUB413.15	$2.19 AFN155	-57.0%
Average			-35.3%

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pay 76.2% less for clothing

	Moscow	Kabul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.16 RUB6,569.71	$10.97 AFN773	-86.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.31 RUB3,424.92	$16.03 AFN1,130	-62.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.95 RUB8,819.96	$23.77 AFN1,676	-78.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.97 RUB8,254.70	$22.38 AFN1,578	-78.1%
Average			-76.2%

Moscow vs. Kabul - Cost of clothing

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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: May 2025

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