Cost of living comparison
Illinois is 92.5% more expensive than Latvia.
If you lived in Illinois instead of Latvia, you would:
pay 61.4% more for restaurants
Latvia
|
Illinois
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.99
€8.40
|
$16.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.17
€5.77
|
$8.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
€1.12
|
$2.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
€1.02
|
$1.64
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Latvia
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
€1.11
|
$2.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.58
€4.27
|
$4.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.83
€4.52
|
$3.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.38
€2.23
|
$3.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
€3.01
|
$4.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
€0.46
|
$1.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$1.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$1.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
€0.30
|
$1.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
€0.33
|
$1.27
|
|
pay 51.0% more for transportation
Latvia
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.32
€6.84
|
$3.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.37
€35.84
|
$85.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.27
€20,026.55
|
$25,072.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.64
€7.14
|
$16.37
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Latvia
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.90
€15.79
|
$63.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$342.38
€319.82
|
$1,273.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.16
€230.87
|
$1,019.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$199.93
€186.75
|
$127.01
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Latvia
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$261.48
€244.25
|
$1,216.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,283.25
€13,342.07
|
$13,033.13
|
|
pay 56.7% more for entertainment and sports
Latvia
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.94
€2.75
|
$4.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.55
€2.39
|
$3.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.55
€4.25
|
$9.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.76
€35.27
|
$39.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.56
€7.06
|
$11.22
|
|
pay 12.0% less for clothing
Latvia
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.48
€63.97
|
$45.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.46
€37.79
|
$33.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.05
€70.10
|
$75.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.60
€97.71
|
$105.59
|
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