Cost of living comparison

Liberia

compared to

Latvia

Latvia vs. Liberia Cost of Living Summary

Latvia is 25.8% more expensive than Liberia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.0% more in Latvia
Groceries: pay 55.0% less in Latvia
Transportation: pay 39.1% more in Latvia
Housing: pay 71.1% more in Latvia
Childcare: pay 8.7 times more in Latvia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.7% more in Latvia
Clothing: pay 56.5% more in Latvia

The cost of childcare, housing, clothing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Latvia are more expensive than in Liberia. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Latvia.

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Latvia vs. Liberia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.0% more for restaurants

	Liberia	Latvia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 LRD1,280.63	$11.94 €10.63	+59.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 LRD1,878.26	$8.15 €7.25	-25.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD341.50	$1.51 €1.35	-24.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD341.50	$1.14 €1.01	-43.2%
Average			+2.0%

Liberia vs. Latvia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 55.0% less for groceries

	Liberia	Latvia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.79 LRD305.86	$1.29 €1.15	-28.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.86 LRD658.77	$5.22 €4.65	+35.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.01 LRD1,367.97	$4.36 €3.88	-45.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 LRD614.70	$3.19 €2.84	-11.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.38 LRD917.79	$3.48 €3.09	-35.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 LRD126.76	$0.85 €0.76	+14.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.83 LRD654.55	$0.80 €0.71	-79.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$4.67 LRD796.84	$1.09 €0.97	-76.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$5.00 LRD853.76	$1.31 €1.16	-73.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 LRD170.75	$0.39 €0.35	-60.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$4.83 LRD825.30	$0.42 €0.37	-91.4%
Average			-55.0%

Liberia vs. Latvia - Cost of groceries

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pay 39.1% more for transportation

	Liberia	Latvia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 LRD801.39	$7.10 €6.32	+51.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 LRD3,415.02	$38.26 €34.05	+91.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,000.00 LRD3M	$26,434.34 €23,527.52	+32.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.91 LRD2,887.90	$9.18 €8.17	-45.7%
Average			+39.1%

Liberia vs. Latvia - Cost of transportation

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pay 71.1% more for housing

	Liberia	Latvia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$180.00 LRD30,735.22	$17.53 €15.60	-90.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$250.00 LRD42,687.81	$356.67 €317.45	+42.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$95.00 LRD16,221.37	$264.56 €235.47	+178.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$115.47 LRD19,716.75	$227.24 €202.25	+96.8%
Average			+71.1%

Liberia vs. Latvia - Cost of housing

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pay 8.7 times more for childcare

	Liberia	Latvia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 LRD17,075.12	$488.72 €434.98	+388.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,000.00 LRD171K	$15,452.35 €13,753.15	+1445.2%
Average			+769.0%

Liberia vs. Latvia - Cost of childcare

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pay 13.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Liberia	Latvia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00 LRD683.00	$4.53 €4.03	+13.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.00 LRD512.25	$3.14 €2.79	+4.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 LRD853.76	$6.10 €5.43	+22.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.50 LRD10,671.95	$42.36 €37.70	-32.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 LRD853.76	$9.96 €8.87	+99.3%
Average			+13.7%

Liberia vs. Latvia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 56.5% more for clothing

	Liberia	Latvia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.00 LRD4,268.78	$66.25 €58.97	+165.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.50 LRD5,549.42	$39.10 €34.80	+20.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.00 LRD9,391.32	$77.76 €69.21	+41.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.50 LRD15,794.49	$123.17 €109.63	+33.2%
Average			+56.5%

Liberia vs. Latvia - Cost of clothing

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