Cost of living comparison
France is 62.9% more expensive than Latvia.
If you lived in France instead of Latvia, you would:
pay 85.7% more for restaurants
Latvia
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.99
€8.43
|
$16.13
€15.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.17
€5.79
|
$9.98
€9.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
€1.13
|
$2.76
€2.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
€1.03
|
$1.88
€1.77
|
|
pay 77.1% more for groceries
Latvia
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
€1.12
|
$1.66
€1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.58
€4.29
|
$8.33
€7.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.83
€4.53
|
$4.25
€3.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.38
€2.23
|
$3.47
€3.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
€3.03
|
$5.22
€4.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
€0.46
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.98
€0.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$1.29
€1.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.23
|
$1.51
€1.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
€0.30
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
€0.33
|
$1.03
€0.97
|
|
pay 50.5% more for transportation
Latvia
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.32
€6.87
|
$7.84
€7.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.37
€35.99
|
$52.45
€49.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.27
€20,107.16
|
$26,223.89
€24,594.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.64
€7.17
|
$18.05
€16.93
|
|
pay 79.9% more for housing
Latvia
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.90
€15.85
|
$30.93
€29.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$342.38
€321.10
|
$760.64
€713.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.16
€231.80
|
$610.71
€572.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$199.93
€187.50
|
$135.03
€126.64
|
|
pay 68.5% more for childcare
Latvia
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$261.48
€245.24
|
$674.24
€632.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,283.25
€13,395.77
|
$11,309.03
€10,606.35
|
|
pay 63.9% more for entertainment and sports
Latvia
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.94
€2.76
|
$6.24
€5.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.55
€2.40
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.55
€4.27
|
$11.11
€10.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.76
€35.41
|
$37.98
€35.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.56
€7.09
|
$11.22
€10.52
|
|
pay 14.8% more for clothing
Latvia
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.48
€64.23
|
$85.18
€79.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.46
€37.94
|
$38.90
€36.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.05
€70.38
|
$90.98
€85.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.60
€98.10
|
$122.71
€115.09
|
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