Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 61.4% more expensive than Latvia.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Latvia, you would:
pay 70.8% less for restaurants
Latvia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.99
€8.35
|
$1.74
AFN126
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.17
€5.73
|
$3.49
AFN252
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
€1.12
|
$0.31
AFN22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
€1.02
|
$0.17
AFN12
|
|
pay 57.0% less for groceries
Latvia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
€1.11
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.58
€4.25
|
$1.71
AFN123
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.83
€4.49
|
$2.38
AFN172
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.38
€2.21
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
€3.00
|
$1.13
AFN82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
€0.45
|
$0.30
AFN22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.42
AFN30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.57
AFN41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.21
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
€0.29
|
$0.14
AFN10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
€0.33
|
$0.12
AFN8
|
|
pay 54.4% less for transportation
Latvia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.32
€6.80
|
$3.41
AFN246
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.37
€35.63
|
$10.46
AFN755
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.27
€19,909.58
|
$6,973.68
AFN503,146
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.64
€7.10
|
$5.81
AFN419
|
|
pay 9.2 times more for housing
Latvia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.90
€15.69
|
$610.20
AFN44,025
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$342.38
€317.95
|
$97.47
AFN7,033
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.16
€229.52
|
$68.91
AFN4,972
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$199.93
€185.66
|
$23.69
AFN1,709
|
|
pay 88.9% less for childcare
Latvia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$261.48
€242.83
|
$30.03
AFN2,166
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,283.25
€13,264.14
|
$1,534.21
AFN110,692
|
|
pay 53.1% less for entertainment and sports
Latvia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.94
€2.73
|
$2.32
AFN168
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.55
€2.37
|
$1.16
AFN84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.55
€4.23
|
$1.92
AFN138
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.76
€35.06
|
$12.59
AFN908
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.56
€7.02
|
$2.62
AFN189
|
|
pay 65.6% less for clothing
Latvia
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.48
€63.59
|
$16.66
AFN1,202
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.46
€37.57
|
$15.85
AFN1,143
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.05
€69.69
|
$31.38
AFN2,264
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.60
€97.14
|
$33.90
AFN2,446
|
|
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