Cost of living comparison
Finland is 49.2% more expensive than Latvia.
If you lived in Finland instead of Latvia, you would:
pay 70.7% more for restaurants
Latvia
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.99
€8.40
|
$13.74
€12.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.17
€5.77
|
$9.50
€8.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
€1.12
|
$2.59
€2.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
€1.02
|
$1.76
€1.65
|
|
pay 47.7% more for groceries
Latvia
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
€1.11
|
$2.40
€2.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.58
€4.27
|
$4.01
€3.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.83
€4.52
|
$4.08
€3.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.38
€2.23
|
$2.96
€2.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
€3.01
|
$4.85
€4.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
€0.46
|
$1.08
€1.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$1.08
€1.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$1.79
€1.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
€0.30
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
€0.33
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
pay 70.5% more for transportation
Latvia
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.32
€6.84
|
$8.90
€8.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.37
€35.84
|
$58.04
€54.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.27
€20,026.55
|
$29,560.99
€27,613.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.64
€7.14
|
$20.72
€19.35
|
|
pay 63.0% more for housing
Latvia
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.90
€15.79
|
$23.03
€21.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$342.38
€319.82
|
$744.51
€695.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.16
€230.87
|
$617.65
€576.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$199.93
€186.75
|
$96.36
€90.01
|
|
pay 6.0% less for childcare
Latvia
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$261.48
€244.25
|
$346.47
€323.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,283.25
€13,342.07
|
$7,931.98
€7,409.31
|
|
pay 88.2% more for entertainment and sports
Latvia
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.94
€2.75
|
$7.11
€6.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.55
€2.39
|
$4.18
€3.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.55
€4.25
|
$9.96
€9.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.76
€35.27
|
$43.96
€41.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.56
€7.06
|
$15.18
€14.18
|
|
pay 10.2% more for clothing
Latvia
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.48
€63.97
|
$89.09
€83.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.46
€37.79
|
$36.28
€33.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.05
€70.10
|
$81.40
€76.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.60
€97.71
|
$117.91
€110.14
|
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