Cost of living comparison
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Romania vs. Latvia Cost of Living Summary
Romania is 15.7% cheaper than Latvia overall.
Romania vs. Latvia Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Romania instead of Latvia, you would:
pay 7.4% less for restaurants
|
Latvia
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.94
€10.63
|
$9.82
RON46.44
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.15
€7.25
|
$7.22
RON34.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
€1.35
|
$1.87
RON8.86
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
€1.01
|
$1.57
RON7.43
|
|
Latvia vs. Romania - Cost of restaurants
pay 20.3% less for groceries
|
Latvia
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.29
€1.15
|
$1.10
RON5.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
€4.65
|
$3.76
RON17.78
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.36
€3.88
|
$5.36
RON25.36
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.19
€2.84
|
$2.91
RON13.77
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
€3.09
|
$2.69
RON12.72
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.76
|
$0.51
RON2.42
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.71
|
$0.67
RON3.18
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
€0.97
|
$0.65
RON3.08
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.16
|
$0.89
RON4.19
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.35
|
$0.35
RON1.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.37
|
$0.36
RON1.70
|
|
Latvia vs. Romania - Cost of groceries
pay 16.2% less for transportation
|
Latvia
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.10
€6.32
|
$6.55
RON30.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.26
€34.05
|
$23.38
RON110.58
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,434.34
€23,527.52
|
$27,083.66
RON128K
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.18
€8.17
|
$6.64
RON31.43
|
|
Latvia vs. Romania - Cost of transportation
pay 10.2% less for housing
|
Latvia
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.53
€15.60
|
$8.56
RON40.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$356.67
€317.45
|
$371.73
RON1,758.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$264.56
€235.47
|
$281.26
RON1,330.53
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$227.24
€202.25
|
$107.14
RON506.84
|
|
Latvia vs. Romania - Cost of housing
pay 32.5% less for childcare
|
Latvia
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$488.72
€434.98
|
$482.75
RON2,283.68
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,452.35
€13,753.15
|
$7,125.14
RON33,706.19
|
|
Latvia vs. Romania - Cost of childcare
pay 26.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Latvia
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.53
€4.03
|
$2.18
RON10.31
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.14
€2.79
|
$2.45
RON11.57
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.10
€5.43
|
$5.71
RON27.03
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.36
€37.70
|
$38.73
RON183.19
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.96
€8.87
|
$7.13
RON33.75
|
|
Latvia vs. Romania - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 12.6% less for clothing
|
Latvia
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.25
€58.97
|
$62.00
RON293.30
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.10
€34.80
|
$35.53
RON168.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.76
€69.21
|
$77.18
RON365.11
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.17
€109.63
|
$85.19
RON402.98
|
|
Latvia vs. Romania - Cost of clothing
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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