Cost of living comparison
compared to
Latvia vs. Russia Cost of Living Summary
Latvia is 14.6% more expensive than Russia overall.
Latvia vs. Russia Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Latvia instead of Russia, you would:
pay 24.6% more for restaurants
|
Russia
|
Latvia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.83
RUB894.72
|
$11.94
€10.63
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.39
RUB528.16
|
$8.15
€7.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
RUB95.62
|
$1.51
€1.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
RUB49.27
|
$1.14
€1.01
|
|
Russia vs. Latvia - Cost of restaurants
pay 23.3% more for groceries
|
Russia
|
Latvia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.77
RUB63.38
|
$1.29
€1.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.51
RUB455.14
|
$5.22
€4.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.39
RUB362.53
|
$4.36
€3.88
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
RUB129.78
|
$3.19
€2.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
RUB201.91
|
$3.48
€3.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.84
RUB69.40
|
$0.85
€0.76
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
RUB66.30
|
$0.80
€0.71
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
RUB67.22
|
$1.09
€0.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
RUB109.55
|
$1.31
€1.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
RUB29.18
|
$0.39
€0.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
RUB23.52
|
$0.42
€0.37
|
|
Russia vs. Latvia - Cost of groceries
pay 49.3% more for transportation
|
Russia
|
Latvia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.08
RUB254.77
|
$7.10
€6.32
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.17
RUB1,997.57
|
$38.26
€34.05
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,081.81
RUB3M
|
$26,434.34
€23,527.52
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.45
RUB450.28
|
$9.18
€8.17
|
|
Russia vs. Latvia - Cost of transportation
pay 5.4% less for housing
|
Russia
|
Latvia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.47
RUB700.03
|
$17.53
€15.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.53
RUB41,028.91
|
$356.67
€317.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$335.29
RUB27,705.54
|
$264.56
€235.47
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$92.30
RUB7,626.55
|
$227.24
€202.25
|
|
Russia vs. Latvia - Cost of housing
pay 37.2% more for childcare
|
Russia
|
Latvia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$402.75
RUB33,279.52
|
$488.72
€434.98
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,958.40
RUB823K
|
$15,452.35
€13,753.15
|
|
Russia vs. Latvia - Cost of childcare
pay 50.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Russia
|
Latvia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.06
RUB170.10
|
$4.53
€4.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.73
RUB225.71
|
$3.14
€2.79
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.85
RUB235.62
|
$6.10
€5.43
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.43
RUB3,092.83
|
$42.36
€37.70
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.26
RUB517.18
|
$9.96
€8.87
|
|
Russia vs. Latvia - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 21.3% less for clothing
|
Russia
|
Latvia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.60
RUB6,907.85
|
$66.25
€58.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.20
RUB4,561.14
|
$39.10
€34.80
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.97
RUB10,408.90
|
$77.76
€69.21
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.42
RUB9,206.92
|
$123.17
€109.63
|
|
Russia vs. Latvia - Cost of clothing
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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