Cost of living comparison
Russia is 30.1% cheaper than Latvia.
If you lived in Russia instead of Latvia, you would:
pay 32.5% less for restaurants
Latvia
|
Russia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.99
€8.28
|
$7.74
₽713.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.17
€5.69
|
$4.69
₽432.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
€1.11
|
$0.85
₽78.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
€1.01
|
$0.41
₽37.75
|
|
pay 23.2% less for groceries
Latvia
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
€1.10
|
$0.54
₽49.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.58
€4.21
|
$4.40
₽405.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.83
€4.45
|
$3.48
₽320.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.38
€2.19
|
$1.27
₽117.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
€2.97
|
$1.79
₽164.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
€0.45
|
$0.62
₽56.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.67
|
$0.56
₽51.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.66
₽61.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.20
|
$1.03
₽94.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
€0.29
|
$0.30
₽27.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
€0.33
|
$0.25
₽23.31
|
|
pay 31.7% less for transportation
Latvia
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.32
€6.74
|
$2.37
₽218.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.37
€35.34
|
$19.36
₽1,783.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.27
€19,744.49
|
$31,226.85
₽2,877,086.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.64
€7.04
|
$3.41
₽313.95
|
|
pay 37.2% less for housing
Latvia
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.90
€15.56
|
$6.56
₽604.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$342.38
€315.31
|
$310.33
₽28,592.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.16
€227.62
|
$214.38
₽19,751.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$199.93
€184.12
|
$69.84
₽6,435.17
|
|
pay 41.4% less for childcare
Latvia
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$261.48
€240.81
|
$220.41
₽20,307.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,283.25
€13,154.16
|
$4,693.93
₽432,474.97
|
|
pay 38.6% less for entertainment and sports
Latvia
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.94
€2.71
|
$1.55
₽143.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.55
€2.35
|
$1.73
₽159.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.55
€4.19
|
$2.23
₽205.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.76
€34.77
|
$31.55
₽2,907.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.56
€6.96
|
$4.06
₽374.20
|
|
pay 5.9% less for clothing
Latvia
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.48
€63.07
|
$62.85
₽5,791.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.46
€37.26
|
$39.44
₽3,634.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.05
€69.11
|
$79.13
₽7,290.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.60
€96.34
|
$85.30
₽7,859.32
|
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