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Czech Republic vs. Latvia Cost of Living Summary

Czech Republic is 18.9% more expensive than Latvia overall.

Restaurants
pay 5.9% less in Czech Republic
Groceries
pay 3.6% more in Czech Republic
Transportation
pay 5.0% less in Czech Republic
Housing
pay 77.3% more in Czech Republic
Childcare
pay 31.8% less in Czech Republic
Entertainment and Sports
pay 6.8% less in Czech Republic
Clothing
pay 6.1% more in Czech Republic

The cost of housing, clothing, and groceries in Czech Republic are more expensive than in Latvia. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Czech Republic. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Czech Republic.

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Czech Republic vs. Latvia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Czech Republic instead of Latvia, you would:

pay 5.9% less for restaurants

 
Latvia
Czech Republic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $11.94
€10.63
$8.97
CZK194.19
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $8.15
€7.25
$8.74
CZK189.25
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.51
€1.35
$1.76
CZK38.15
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pay 3.6% more for groceries

 
Latvia
Czech Republic
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.29
€1.15
$1.41
CZK30.60
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.22
€4.65
$5.96
CZK129.01
Milk (1 gallon) $4.36
€3.88
$4.08
CZK88.28
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pay 5.0% less for transportation

 
Latvia
Czech Republic
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.10
€6.32
$6.85
CZK148.26
Monthly public transit pass $38.26
€34.05
$24.32
CZK526.34
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,434.34
€23,527.52
$29,756.53
CZK644K
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pay 77.3% more for housing

 
Latvia
Czech Republic
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $17.53
€15.60
$18.95
CZK410.18
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $356.67
€317.45
$691.41
CZK14,965.88
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $264.56
€235.47
$577.26
CZK12,494.98
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pay 31.8% less for childcare

 
Latvia
Czech Republic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $488.72
€434.98
$414.07
CZK8,962.72
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $15,452.35
€13,753.15
$8,470.92
CZK183K
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pay 6.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
Latvia
Czech Republic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.53
€4.03
$2.34
CZK50.68
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.14
€2.79
$2.98
CZK64.46
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $6.10
€5.43
$7.20
CZK155.88
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pay 6.1% more for clothing

 
Latvia
Czech Republic
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $66.25
€58.97
$76.46
CZK1,654.95
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $39.10
€34.80
$35.88
CZK776.66
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $77.76
€69.21
$93.11
CZK2,015.41
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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