Cost of living comparison
Lithuania is 4.1 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Lithuania instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 5.3 times more for restaurants
Afghanistan
|
Lithuania
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.74
AFN126
|
$9.60
€8.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.49
AFN252
|
$6.46
€5.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
AFN22
|
$1.64
€1.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
AFN12
|
$1.44
€1.33
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Afghanistan
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
$1.28
€1.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
AFN123
|
$4.50
€4.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
AFN172
|
$5.00
€4.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
$2.31
€2.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.13
AFN82
|
$2.81
€2.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
AFN22
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
AFN30
|
$0.66
€0.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
AFN41
|
$0.73
€0.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
AFN14
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$0.28
€0.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
AFN8
|
$0.27
€0.25
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Afghanistan
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AFN246
|
$6.57
€6.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.46
AFN755
|
$30.24
€28.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,973.68
AFN503,028
|
$23,112.58
€21,442.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.81
AFN419
|
$6.67
€6.19
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Afghanistan
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$610.20
AFN44,015
|
$13.14
€12.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$97.47
AFN7,031
|
$411.89
€382.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$68.91
AFN4,970
|
$288.97
€268.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.69
AFN1,709
|
$146.55
€135.96
|
|
pay 8.7 times more for childcare
Afghanistan
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.03
AFN2,166
|
$398.36
€369.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,534.21
AFN110,666
|
$6,476.89
€6,008.94
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Afghanistan
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
AFN168
|
$3.77
€3.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.16
AFN84
|
$2.65
€2.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
AFN138
|
$4.68
€4.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.59
AFN908
|
$35.04
€32.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.62
AFN189
|
$7.90
€7.33
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for clothing
Afghanistan
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.66
AFN1,202
|
$78.17
€72.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.85
AFN1,143
|
$43.64
€40.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.38
AFN2,264
|
$78.57
€72.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.90
AFN2,445
|
$115.33
€107.00
|
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