Cost of living comparison
Latvia is 4.0 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Latvia instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 4.4 times more for restaurants
Afghanistan
|
Latvia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.74
AFN126
|
$8.99
€8.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.49
AFN251
|
$6.17
€5.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
AFN22
|
$1.20
€1.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
AFN12
|
$1.10
€1.03
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Afghanistan
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
$1.19
€1.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
AFN123
|
$4.58
€4.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
AFN171
|
$4.83
€4.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
$2.38
€2.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.13
AFN82
|
$3.23
€3.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
AFN22
|
$0.49
€0.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
AFN30
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
AFN41
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
AFN14
|
$1.31
€1.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$0.32
€0.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
AFN8
|
$0.35
€0.33
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Afghanistan
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AFN246
|
$7.32
€6.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.46
AFN753
|
$38.37
€35.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,973.68
AFN502,105
|
$21,439.27
€20,107.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.81
AFN418
|
$7.64
€7.17
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
Afghanistan
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$610.20
AFN43,934
|
$16.90
€15.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$97.47
AFN7,018
|
$342.38
€321.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$68.91
AFN4,961
|
$247.16
€231.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.69
AFN1,705
|
$199.93
€187.50
|
|
pay 9.0 times more for childcare
Afghanistan
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.03
AFN2,162
|
$261.48
€245.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,534.21
AFN110,463
|
$14,283.25
€13,395.77
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Afghanistan
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
AFN167
|
$2.94
€2.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.16
AFN84
|
$2.55
€2.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
AFN138
|
$4.55
€4.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.59
AFN907
|
$37.76
€35.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.62
AFN188
|
$7.56
€7.09
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
Afghanistan
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.66
AFN1,199
|
$68.48
€64.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.85
AFN1,141
|
$40.46
€37.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.38
AFN2,259
|
$75.05
€70.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.90
AFN2,441
|
$104.60
€98.10
|
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