Cost of living comparison
Latvia is 49.7% more expensive than Cambodia.
If you lived in Latvia instead of Cambodia, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Cambodia
|
Latvia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.59
៛10,556.56
|
$7.61
€6.68
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.94
៛24,165.63
|
$6.04
€5.29
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
៛2,891.74
|
$1.30
€1.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
៛1,537.15
|
$1.06
€0.93
|
|
pay 12.7% less for groceries
|
Cambodia
|
Latvia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
៛5,818.59
|
$1.07
€0.93
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.18
៛29,210.73
|
$4.80
€4.21
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.60
៛30,917.57
|
$4.15
€3.64
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
៛6,421.67
|
$2.11
€1.85
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
៛7,691.59
|
$2.63
€2.30
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.61
៛6,535.28
|
$0.52
€0.46
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
៛2,317.42
|
$0.70
€0.61
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
៛4,938.81
|
$0.76
€0.67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
៛2,446.11
|
$0.88
€0.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
៛2,350.26
|
$0.25
€0.22
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
៛1,832.66
|
$0.38
€0.34
|
|
pay 7.0% more for transportation
|
Cambodia
|
Latvia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
៛14,130.85
|
$5.81
€5.10
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.71
៛124,982.92
|
$39.03
€34.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$52,250.00
៛212,657,506.27
|
$21,025.49
€18,437.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.50
៛34,595.00
|
$7.94
€6.96
|
|
pay 33.0% more for housing
|
Cambodia
|
Latvia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.38
៛78,862.75
|
$18.77
€16.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$346.66
៛1,410,894.83
|
$282.87
€248.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$195.69
៛796,452.12
|
$190.90
€167.40
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.12
៛248,772.55
|
$156.38
€137.13
|
|
pay 13.8% more for childcare
|
Cambodia
|
Latvia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.67
៛889,973.36
|
$239.06
€209.64
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,160.71
៛33,214,108.12
|
$9,658.90
€8,469.90
|
|
pay 96.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cambodia
|
Latvia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.79
៛3,230.56
|
$2.43
€2.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
៛9,178.70
|
$2.46
€2.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.43
៛5,825.19
|
$4.72
€4.14
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.95
៛187,008.03
|
$42.25
€37.05
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.56
៛18,569.38
|
$6.74
€5.91
|
|
pay 95.4% more for clothing
|
Cambodia
|
Latvia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.75
៛96,662.50
|
$58.41
€51.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.52
៛83,519.79
|
$40.11
€35.18
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.58
៛226,204.50
|
$75.53
€66.23
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.46
៛189,085.42
|
$94.87
€83.19
|
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