Cost of living comparison
Latvia is 13.3 times more expensive than Tonga.
If you lived in Latvia instead of Tonga, you would:
pay 24.0% less for restaurants
Tonga
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.44
TOP20.00
|
$10.57
€9.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
TOP21.98
|
$7.05
€6.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
TOP6.33
|
$1.45
€1.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
TOP5.67
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
pay 19.1% less for groceries
Tonga
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
TOP2.43
|
$1.24
€1.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
TOP9.83
|
$5.22
€4.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
TOP14.26
|
$4.56
€4.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
TOP12.00
|
$2.64
€2.45
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TOP6.42
|
$2.99
€2.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
$0.75
€0.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
TOP2.42
|
$0.99
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
TOP3.33
|
$1.32
€1.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
TOP2.95
|
$0.36
€0.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
TOP2.04
|
$0.38
€0.35
|
|
pay 92.1% more for transportation
Tonga
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
TOP11.35
|
$6.88
€6.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$45.63
€42.33
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,904.72
TOP13,996.86
|
$24,770.47
€22,980.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$70.65
TOP167.46
|
$9.34
€8.67
|
|
pay 52.5% less for housing
Tonga
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.53
TOP299.93
|
$16.24
€15.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$353.00
€327.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$271.19
€251.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$225.77
TOP535.17
|
$185.26
€171.87
|
|
pay 80.1 times more for childcare
Tonga
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.66
TOP259.94
|
$388.30
€360.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$84.35
TOP199.96
|
$13,208.99
€12,254.64
|
|
pay 21.9% more for entertainment and sports
Tonga
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
TOP8.00
|
$4.17
€3.87
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
TOP7.00
|
$2.88
€2.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.12
TOP23.99
|
$5.02
€4.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
$45.72
€42.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$9.97
€9.25
|
|
pay 7.7 times more for clothing
Tonga
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.22
TOP10.00
|
$78.71
€73.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$10.54
TOP24.99
|
$43.65
€40.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
$84.70
€78.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.52
TOP69.98
|
$122.77
€113.90
|
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