Cost of living comparison
Iowa is 73.6% more expensive than Latvia.
If you lived in Iowa instead of Latvia, you would:
pay 53.2% more for restaurants
Latvia
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.99
€8.34
|
$14.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.17
€5.73
|
$8.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
€1.11
|
$2.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
€1.02
|
$1.50
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Latvia
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
€1.10
|
$1.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.58
€4.25
|
$5.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.83
€4.48
|
$3.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.38
€2.21
|
$3.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
€2.99
|
$5.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
€0.45
|
$2.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$2.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.21
|
$2.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
€0.29
|
$1.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
€0.33
|
$1.31
|
|
pay 14.5% more for transportation
Latvia
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.32
€6.79
|
$3.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.37
€35.60
|
$41.33
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.27
€19,890.28
|
$24,180.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.64
€7.09
|
$14.77
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Latvia
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.90
€15.68
|
$71.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$342.38
€317.64
|
$970.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.16
€229.30
|
$657.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$199.93
€185.48
|
$140.85
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Latvia
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$261.48
€242.59
|
$907.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,283.25
€13,251.29
|
$16,239.17
|
|
pay 47.7% more for entertainment and sports
Latvia
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.94
€2.73
|
$4.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.55
€2.37
|
$4.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.55
€4.22
|
$7.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.76
€35.03
|
$38.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.56
€7.02
|
$10.60
|
|
pay 14.3% less for clothing
Latvia
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.48
€63.53
|
$43.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.46
€37.53
|
$41.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.05
€69.62
|
$77.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.60
€97.05
|
$77.28
|
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