Afghanistan vs Latvia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Afghanistan Latvia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$470
$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1027
$2906
🏠 One person rent
$209
$545
🏘️ Family rent
$289
$906
🍽️ Food expenses
$162
$429
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.4
$65.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$156
$1419
💸 GDP per capita
$414
$23409
😃 Human freedom index
4
8.51
❤️ Life expectancy
66
75.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
16
60
🌐 English speaking %
6%
45.9%
🎓 Higher education
26
72
😀 Quality of life
16
75
🏙️ Population
42.6M
1.87M

The average cost of living in Afghanistan ($470) is 60% less expensive than in Latvia ($1163). Afghanistan ranked 189th vs 74th for Latvia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Afghanistan compared to 1.2 months in Latvia. Ranked 185th and 42nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Afghanistan vs Latvia

We calculate prices for Afghanistan and Latvia as a population-weighted mean of 12 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Afghanistan Latvia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.75
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.1
$54.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$8.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$5.24
 Cappuccino
$1.29
$3.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$63.9
$336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$232
$968
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$135
$648
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.6
$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.2
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.61%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$542
$2641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$273
$1721
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.48
$9.17
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.26
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.15
$8.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.55
$5.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.52
$8.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$5.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$3.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.61
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.2
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.04
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.2
$92
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$24.9
$500
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1507
$17173

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Cities Comparison in Afghanistan vs Latvia

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Afghanistan

City Cost of living Population
Kabul
$473
5.33M
Kandahar
$463
614K
Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
469K
Kunduz
$454
357K
Jalalabad
$368
263K
Herat
$532
556K
Sheberghan
$457
176K
Khost
$423
160K
Puli Khumri
$429
114K
Ghazni
$425
143K
Lashkargah
$467
202K
Gardez
$433
70K

In Latvia

City Cost of living Population
Riga
$1248
595K
Daugavpils
$952
78.1K
Liepaja
$1060
67.4K
Jelgava
$908
54.8K
Jurmala
$1423
52K
Ventspils
$994
32.7K
Valmiera
$944
22.8K
Jekabpils
$912
21K
Rezekne
$853
26.4K
Ogre
$1027
22.8K