Cost of living comparison
Latvia is 52.0% more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Latvia instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 16.4% more for restaurants
Yemen
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,900
|
$10.57
€9.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,402
|
$7.05
€6.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
YER427
|
$1.45
€1.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$1.16
€1.06
|
|
pay 35.4% less for groceries
Yemen
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
YER378
|
$1.24
€1.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
YER980
|
$5.22
€4.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.55
YER2,636
|
$4.56
€4.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.78
YER1,195
|
$2.64
€2.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.47
YER1,367
|
$2.99
€2.75
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
YER645
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
YER203
|
$0.75
€0.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.27
YER568
|
$0.99
€0.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
YER309
|
$1.32
€1.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
YER279
|
$0.36
€0.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
YER211
|
$0.38
€0.35
|
|
pay 16.0% less for transportation
Yemen
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,732
|
$6.88
€6.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.29
YER12,818
|
$45.63
€41.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,009.60
YER4,000,796
|
$24,770.47
€22,767.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.99
YER7,995
|
$9.34
€8.59
|
|
pay 39.2% more for housing
Yemen
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.76
YER20,931
|
$16.24
€14.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.69
YER61,897
|
$353.00
€324.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$175.00
YER43,733
|
$271.19
€249.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
YER19,286
|
$185.26
€170.28
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
Yemen
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.95
YER19,229
|
$388.30
€356.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,403.23
YER850,468
|
$13,208.99
€12,141.04
|
|
pay 18.9% more for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
YER710
|
$4.17
€3.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
YER941
|
$2.88
€2.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
YER1,094
|
$5.02
€4.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.72
YER19,423
|
$45.72
€42.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.06
YER1,263
|
$9.97
€9.16
|
|
pay 5.5% less for clothing
Yemen
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.84
YER16,952
|
$78.71
€72.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,756
|
$43.65
€40.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.85
YER20,455
|
$84.70
€77.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.24
YER28,299
|
$122.77
€112.84
|
|
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