Cost of living comparison
Latvia is 24.4% cheaper than Belgium.
If you lived in Latvia instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 42.9% less for restaurants
Belgium
|
Latvia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.24
€15.85
|
$10.57
€9.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.42
€9.58
|
$7.05
€6.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
€2.57
|
$1.45
€1.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.42
€2.22
|
$1.16
€1.06
|
|
pay 25.2% less for groceries
Belgium
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.22
€2.04
|
$1.24
€1.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.64
€6.11
|
$5.22
€4.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.35
€4.00
|
$4.56
€4.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.16
€2.91
|
$2.64
€2.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.78
€4.39
|
$2.99
€2.75
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.01
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.75
€0.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.05
|
$0.99
€0.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.10
|
$1.32
€1.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.74
|
$0.36
€0.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.62
|
$0.38
€0.35
|
|
pay 20.6% less for transportation
Belgium
|
Latvia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.49
|
$6.88
€6.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.71
€46.61
|
$45.63
€41.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,786.12
€24,620.46
|
$24,770.47
€22,767.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.68
€22.68
|
$9.34
€8.59
|
|
pay 43.7% less for housing
Belgium
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.54
€46.46
|
$16.24
€14.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$808.25
€742.90
|
$353.00
€324.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$687.98
€632.36
|
$271.19
€249.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$168.59
€154.96
|
$185.26
€170.28
|
|
pay 25.7% less for childcare
Belgium
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$588.37
€540.80
|
$388.30
€356.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,983.72
€14,691.44
|
$13,208.99
€12,141.04
|
|
pay 8.0% less for entertainment and sports
Belgium
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.27
€3.93
|
$4.17
€3.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
€3.16
|
$2.88
€2.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.49
€7.81
|
$5.02
€4.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.63
€30.91
|
$45.72
€42.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
€11.01
|
$9.97
€9.16
|
|
pay 4.6% less for clothing
Belgium
|
Latvia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.98
€85.46
|
$78.71
€72.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.35
€38.01
|
$43.65
€40.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.07
€80.03
|
$84.70
€77.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.15
€119.63
|
$122.77
€112.84
|
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