Cost of living comparison

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Russia vs. Latvia Cost of Living Summary

Russia is 12.7% cheaper than Latvia overall.

Restaurants
pay 19.8% less in Russia
Groceries
pay 18.9% less in Russia
Transportation
pay 33.0% less in Russia
Housing
pay 5.7% more in Russia
Childcare
pay 27.1% less in Russia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 33.5% less in Russia
Clothing
pay 27.1% more in Russia

The cost of clothing and housing in Russia are more expensive than in Latvia. Expenses including entertainment and sports, transportation, childcare, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Russia.

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Russia vs. Latvia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Russia instead of Latvia, you would:

pay 19.8% less for restaurants

 
Latvia
Russia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $11.94
€10.63
$10.83
RUB894.72
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $8.15
€7.25
$6.39
RUB528.16
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.51
€1.35
$1.16
RUB95.62
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pay 18.9% less for groceries

 
Latvia
Russia
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.29
€1.15
$0.77
RUB63.38
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.22
€4.65
$5.51
RUB455.14
Milk (1 gallon) $4.36
€3.88
$4.39
RUB362.53
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pay 33.0% less for transportation

 
Latvia
Russia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.10
€6.32
$3.08
RUB254.77
Monthly public transit pass $38.26
€34.05
$24.17
RUB1,997.57
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,434.34
€23,527.52
$32,081.81
RUB3M
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pay 5.7% more for housing

 
Latvia
Russia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $17.53
€15.60
$8.47
RUB700.03
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $356.67
€317.45
$496.53
RUB41,028.91
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $264.56
€235.47
$335.29
RUB27,705.54
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pay 27.1% less for childcare

 
Latvia
Russia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $488.72
€434.98
$402.75
RUB33,279.52
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $15,452.35
€13,753.15
$9,958.40
RUB823K
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pay 33.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Latvia
Russia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.53
€4.03
$2.06
RUB170.10
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.14
€2.79
$2.73
RUB225.71
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $6.10
€5.43
$2.85
RUB235.62
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pay 27.1% more for clothing

 
Latvia
Russia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $66.25
€58.97
$83.60
RUB6,907.85
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $39.10
€34.80
$55.20
RUB4,561.14
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $77.76
€69.21
$125.97
RUB10,408.90
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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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