Cost of living comparison

Latvia

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Canada

North Vancouver vs. Liepaja Cost of Living Summary

North Vancouver is 96.6% more expensive than Liepaja.

Restaurants: pay 43.7% more in North Vancouver
Groceries: pay 65.8% more in North Vancouver
Transportation: pay 21.5% more in North Vancouver
Housing: pay 3.9 times more in North Vancouver
Childcare: pay 93.3% more in North Vancouver
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.4% more in North Vancouver
Clothing: pay 15.7% less in North Vancouver

The cost of housing, childcare, groceries, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports in North Vancouver are more expensive than in Liepaja. Notably, housing and childcare are significantly more expensive in North Vancouver.

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North Vancouver vs. Liepaja Cost Breakdown

If you lived in North Vancouver instead of Liepaja, you would:

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pay 43.7% more for restaurants

	Liepaja	North Vancouver
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.20 €9.97	$21.04 CA$29.79	+87.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.96 €7.97	$9.12 CA$12.91	+1.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.61 €1.44	$2.28 CA$3.23	+41.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 €1.05	$1.72 CA$2.43	+45.8%
Average			+43.7%

Liepaja vs. North Vancouver - Cost of restaurants

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pay 65.8% more for groceries

	Liepaja	North Vancouver
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 €1.27	$2.76 CA$3.91	+93.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.22 €4.65	$6.88 CA$9.73	+31.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.41 €3.92	$7.40 CA$10.48	+67.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 €3.34	$3.16 CA$4.47	-15.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.81 €3.39	$6.21 CA$8.79	+63.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.00 €0.89	$1.88 CA$2.66	+88.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 €0.73	$0.65 CA$0.91	-21.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.13 €1.00	$1.97 CA$2.79	+74.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.90	$1.83 CA$2.59	+80.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 €0.36	$1.29 CA$1.82	+221.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 €0.37	$1.26 CA$1.78	+198.9%
Average			+65.8%

Liepaja vs. North Vancouver - Cost of groceries

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pay 21.5% more for transportation

	Liepaja	North Vancouver
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.77 €6.02	$4.82 CA$6.83	-28.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.59 €29.90	$98.37 CA$139.26	+192.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,308.11 €24,305.20	$27,760.48 CA$39,301.90	+1.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.97 €8.87	$14.86 CA$21.04	+49.1%
Average			+21.5%

Liepaja vs. North Vancouver - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.9 times more for housing

	Liepaja	North Vancouver
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.41 €18.17	$52.60 CA$74.47	+157.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$313.53 €279.05	$1,788.51 CA$2,532.08	+470.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$232.35 €206.80	$1,539.52 CA$2,179.58	+562.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$236.39 €210.39	$98.03 CA$138.79	-58.5%
Average			+292.8%

Liepaja vs. North Vancouver - Cost of housing

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pay 93.3% more for childcare

	Liepaja	North Vancouver
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$167.96 €149.49	$1,040.67 CA$1,473.32	+519.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,635.84 €15,696.53	$10,637.54 CA$15,060.10	-39.7%
Average			+93.3%

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pay 12.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Liepaja	North Vancouver
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.92 €3.49	$4.73 CA$6.70	+20.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.80 €2.49	$4.14 CA$5.86	+47.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.16 €5.48	$14.03 CA$19.86	+127.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.99 €49.83	$30.33 CA$42.95	-45.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.95 €7.96	$11.92 CA$16.88	+33.3%
Average			+12.4%

Liepaja vs. North Vancouver - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 15.7% less for clothing

	Liepaja	North Vancouver
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.42 €61.79	$63.12 CA$89.37	-9.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.39 €44.85	$37.41 CA$52.96	-25.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.85 €76.41	$80.66 CA$114.19	-6.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$138.10 €122.91	$109.88 CA$155.57	-20.4%
Average			-15.7%

Liepaja vs. North Vancouver - Cost of clothing

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