Cost of living comparison
Latvia is 3.5% more expensive than Portugal.
If you lived in Latvia instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 12.0% less for restaurants
Portugal
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
€8.94
|
$8.99
€8.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
€6.86
|
$6.17
€5.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.44
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
pay 5.3% more for groceries
Portugal
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
$1.19
€1.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
€4.12
|
$4.58
€4.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.12
€2.92
|
$4.83
€4.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
$2.38
€2.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
€2.59
|
$3.23
€3.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.49
€0.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$1.31
€1.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.32
€0.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.35
€0.33
|
|
pay 15.5% less for transportation
Portugal
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.34
|
$7.32
€6.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.99
€36.42
|
$38.37
€35.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,824.46
€26,925.10
|
$21,439.27
€20,026.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.59
€9.89
|
$7.64
€7.14
|
|
pay 10.1% less for housing
Portugal
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.30
€36.71
|
$16.90
€15.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$706.14
€659.61
|
$342.38
€319.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$551.18
€514.86
|
$247.16
€230.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.45
€83.55
|
$199.93
€186.75
|
|
pay 26.6% more for childcare
Portugal
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.18
€329.91
|
$261.48
€244.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,965.43
€7,440.56
|
$14,283.25
€13,342.07
|
|
pay 18.2% more for entertainment and sports
Portugal
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
€1.94
|
$2.94
€2.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.43
|
$2.55
€2.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
€5.19
|
$4.55
€4.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.08
€35.57
|
$37.76
€35.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.48
€6.99
|
$7.56
€7.06
|
|
pay 11.9% more for clothing
Portugal
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.28
€71.25
|
$68.48
€63.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.29
€31.09
|
$40.46
€37.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.03
€64.49
|
$75.05
€70.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.02
€76.62
|
$104.60
€97.71
|
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