Cost of living comparison
Latvia is 47.5% more expensive than Brazil.
If you lived in Latvia instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 43.0% more for restaurants
Brazil
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.96
R$25.39
|
$8.99
€8.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.29
R$32.17
|
$6.17
€5.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
R$5.21
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
R$3.21
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
pay 25.0% more for groceries
Brazil
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
R$7.09
|
$1.19
€1.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.04
R$20.66
|
$4.58
€4.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
R$19.46
|
$4.83
€4.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
R$9.83
|
$2.38
€2.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.81
R$9.27
|
$3.23
€3.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
R$3.78
|
$0.49
€0.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.51
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
R$2.24
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
R$3.57
|
$1.31
€1.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
R$2.41
|
$0.32
€0.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
R$2.31
|
$0.35
€0.33
|
|
pay 12.9% more for transportation
Brazil
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
R$24.00
|
$7.32
€6.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.51
R$222.68
|
$38.37
€35.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,854.65
R$101,624.03
|
$21,439.27
€20,026.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.69
R$39.38
|
$7.64
€7.14
|
|
pay 70.9% more for housing
Brazil
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.91
R$101.93
|
$16.90
€15.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.83
R$1,442.52
|
$342.38
€319.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$182.14
R$932.26
|
$247.16
€230.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.55
R$299.68
|
$199.93
€186.75
|
|
pay 74.9% more for childcare
Brazil
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$251.18
R$1,285.63
|
$261.48
€244.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,814.17
R$29,759.27
|
$14,283.25
€13,342.07
|
|
pay 66.9% more for entertainment and sports
Brazil
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.62
R$8.28
|
$2.94
€2.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.57
R$8.05
|
$2.55
€2.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.32
R$11.85
|
$4.55
€4.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.14
R$118.44
|
$37.76
€35.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.80
R$29.67
|
$7.56
€7.06
|
|
pay 38.7% more for clothing
Brazil
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.10
R$220.62
|
$68.48
€63.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.84
R$209.03
|
$40.46
€37.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.61
R$361.40
|
$75.05
€70.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.94
R$281.21
|
$104.60
€97.71
|
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