We can divide Afghan handmade rugs' total production cost into two parts: labor cost and material cost. Labor cost: While the argument of low wages of Afghan carpet weavers is still going on, the labor cost is an essential fraction of Afghan rugs' price. To give you an idea, one artisan can weave up to one square meter in a month, meaning that an artisan must receive a month's wage for each square meter. Material Cost: Depending on the type of wool, the price of rugs differs. For instance, Merino wool is 1/3 price of Belgian wool. Organic materials like wool and vegetable dyes used in Afghan rugs are expensive.  There are also indirect and nonvalue-adding costs associated with Afghan rugs. You can learn more about it in this blog post. (learn more)