Cost of living comparison
Latvia is 43.6% cheaper than Jersey.
If you lived in Latvia instead of Jersey, you would:
pay 50.2% less for restaurants
Jersey
|
Latvia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$49.68
£39.60
|
$8.99
€8.35
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£6.93
|
$6.17
€5.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
£2.02
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
£1.39
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
pay 40.2% less for groceries
Jersey
|
Latvia
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
£1.69
|
$1.19
€1.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
£3.50
|
$4.58
€4.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
£5.40
|
$4.83
€4.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.61
£3.67
|
$2.38
€2.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
£3.41
|
$3.23
€3.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
£1.30
|
$0.49
€0.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
£0.90
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.05
£1.64
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
£1.28
|
$1.31
€1.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
£0.76
|
$0.32
€0.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.59
|
$0.35
€0.33
|
|
pay 34.6% less for transportation
Jersey
|
Latvia
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.86
£5.47
|
$7.32
€6.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.59
£51.47
|
$38.37
€35.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,940.94
£23,064.19
|
$21,439.27
€19,909.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.31
£28.14
|
$7.64
€7.10
|
|
pay 49.9% less for housing
Jersey
|
Latvia
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.54
£47.45
|
$16.90
€15.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,792.17
£1,428.25
|
$342.38
€317.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,632.47
£1,300.98
|
$247.16
€229.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.06
£115.60
|
$199.93
€185.66
|
|
pay 54.7% less for childcare
Jersey
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,971.83
£1,571.43
|
$261.48
€242.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,449.33
£14,703.01
|
$14,283.25
€13,264.14
|
|
pay 53.7% less for entertainment and sports
Jersey
|
Latvia
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.14
£5.69
|
$2.94
€2.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
£3.46
|
$2.55
€2.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.82
£10.22
|
$4.55
€4.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.60
£61.04
|
$37.76
€35.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.15
£12.87
|
$7.56
€7.02
|
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pay 21.7% less for clothing
Jersey
|
Latvia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.82
£76.36
|
$68.48
€63.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.82
£41.30
|
$40.46
€37.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.17
£81.42
|
$75.05
€69.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.23
£92.62
|
$104.60
€97.14
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