Cost of living comparison
Latvia is 32.2% cheaper than Liechtenstein.
If you lived in Latvia instead of Liechtenstein, you would:
pay 66.8% less for restaurants
Liechtenstein
|
Latvia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$36.08
CHF32.71
|
$10.57
€9.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.65
CHF15.10
|
$7.05
€6.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.63
CHF4.19
|
$1.45
€1.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.89
CHF3.52
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
pay 53.2% less for groceries
Liechtenstein
|
Latvia
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.17
CHF3.78
|
$1.24
€1.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.88
CHF12.58
|
$5.22
€4.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.19
CHF8.33
|
$4.56
€4.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.00
CHF5.43
|
$2.64
€2.45
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.59
CHF11.41
|
$2.99
€2.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
CHF1.37
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.26
CHF1.14
|
$0.75
€0.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.51
CHF1.37
|
$0.99
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
CHF1.14
|
$1.32
€1.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
CHF1.14
|
$0.36
€0.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.17
CHF1.06
|
$0.38
€0.35
|
|
pay 18.3% less for transportation
Liechtenstein
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.13
CHF7.37
|
$6.88
€6.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$55.51
CHF50.32
|
$45.63
€42.33
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,586.06
CHF28,632.76
|
$24,770.47
€22,980.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.34
€8.67
|
|
pay 44.3% less for housing
Liechtenstein
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.25
CHF50.99
|
$16.24
€15.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,239.78
CHF1,123.86
|
$353.00
€327.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,110.25
CHF1,006.44
|
$271.19
€251.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.60
CHF119.29
|
$185.26
€171.87
|
|
pay 36.1% more for childcare
Liechtenstein
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$222.05
CHF201.29
|
$388.30
€360.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,589.46
CHF12,318.85
|
$13,208.99
€12,254.64
|
|
pay 41.9% less for entertainment and sports
Liechtenstein
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.55
CHF5.03
|
$4.17
€3.87
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.66
CHF5.13
|
$2.88
€2.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.21
CHF10.17
|
$5.02
€4.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.19
CHF55.47
|
$45.72
€42.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.21
CHF20.13
|
$9.97
€9.25
|
|
pay 36.9% less for clothing
Liechtenstein
|
Latvia
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$147.11
CHF133.35
|
$78.71
€73.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.96
CHF45.29
|
$43.65
€40.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.73
CHF137.55
|
$84.70
€78.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$220.20
CHF199.61
|
$122.77
€113.90
|
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