Cost of living comparison
Latvia is 18.8% more expensive than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
If you lived in Latvia instead of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, you would:
pay 34.5% less for restaurants
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Latvia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$8.99
€8.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
$6.17
€5.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
EC$5.33
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
pay 46.7% less for groceries
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
EC$4.79
|
$1.19
€1.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
$4.58
€4.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.80
EC$26.50
|
$4.83
€4.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
EC$9.72
|
$2.38
€2.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
EC$7.20
|
$3.23
€3.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
$0.49
€0.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
$1.31
€1.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
$0.32
€0.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
$0.35
€0.33
|
|
pay 46.8% less for transportation
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$14.01
EC$37.85
|
$7.32
€6.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$38.37
€35.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
$21,439.27
€20,026.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
$7.64
€7.14
|
|
pay 50.4% more for housing
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.10
EC$130.00
|
$16.90
€15.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$351.52
EC$950.00
|
$342.38
€319.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.39
EC$687.50
|
$247.16
€230.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.76
EC$145.29
|
$199.93
€186.75
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$261.48
€244.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$14,283.25
€13,342.07
|
|
pay 25.8% more for entertainment and sports
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.59
EC$7.00
|
$2.94
€2.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.55
€2.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$4.55
€4.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.29
EC$73.75
|
$37.76
€35.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$7.56
€7.06
|
|
pay 19.1% less for clothing
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.48
EC$204.00
|
$68.48
€63.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.30
EC$190.00
|
$40.46
€37.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
$75.05
€70.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$104.60
€97.71
|
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