Cost of living comparison
Latvia is 18.0% more expensive than Croatia.
If you lived in Latvia instead of Croatia, you would:
pay 16.2% less for restaurants
Croatia
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.52
kn60.02
|
$8.99
€8.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.13
kn43.18
|
$6.17
€5.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
kn15.23
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
kn10.56
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
pay 1.4% more for groceries
Croatia
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
kn7.96
|
$1.19
€1.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.86
kn34.26
|
$4.58
€4.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.14
kn29.17
|
$4.83
€4.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
kn18.95
|
$2.38
€2.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.85
kn27.12
|
$3.23
€3.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
kn4.35
|
$0.49
€0.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
kn4.87
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
kn5.10
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
kn6.15
|
$1.31
€1.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
kn2.76
|
$0.32
€0.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
kn2.73
|
$0.35
€0.33
|
|
pay 4.0% less for transportation
Croatia
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
kn44.82
|
$7.32
€6.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.83
kn273.58
|
$38.37
€35.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,017.38
kn169,229.83
|
$21,439.27
€20,043.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
kn66.72
|
$7.64
€7.15
|
|
pay 4.0% less for housing
Croatia
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.52
kn179.80
|
$16.90
€15.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$392.48
kn2,765.47
|
$342.38
€320.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.33
kn2,214.81
|
$247.16
€231.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.44
kn926.11
|
$199.93
€186.91
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Croatia
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.70
kn998.45
|
$261.48
€244.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,525.70
kn38,934.88
|
$14,283.25
€13,353.20
|
|
pay 17.6% more for entertainment and sports
Croatia
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
kn17.62
|
$2.94
€2.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
kn12.31
|
$2.55
€2.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.85
kn34.19
|
$4.55
€4.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.92
kn274.25
|
$37.76
€35.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
kn39.95
|
$7.56
€7.07
|
|
pay 9.7% more for clothing
Croatia
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.94
kn499.85
|
$68.48
€64.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.29
kn241.59
|
$40.46
€37.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.37
kn552.22
|
$75.05
€70.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.35
kn573.19
|
$104.60
€97.79
|
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