Cost of living comparison
Latvia is 6.0% more expensive than San Marino.
If you lived in Latvia instead of San Marino, you would:
pay 33.4% less for restaurants
San Marino
|
Latvia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.32
|
$8.99
€8.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.15
€6.64
|
$6.17
€5.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
€1.90
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
€1.02
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
pay 11.3% less for groceries
San Marino
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.47
€1.36
|
$1.19
€1.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
€4.85
|
$4.58
€4.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
€4.22
|
$4.83
€4.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
€2.34
|
$2.38
€2.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
€3.01
|
$3.23
€3.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$0.49
€0.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.92
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$1.31
€1.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.32
€0.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.35
€0.33
|
|
pay 10.8% less for transportation
San Marino
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.55
€5.15
|
$7.32
€6.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.13
€37.27
|
$38.37
€35.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,638.17
€21,951.58
|
$21,439.27
€19,909.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.79
€18.38
|
$7.64
€7.10
|
|
pay 32.6% more for housing
San Marino
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.62
€30.29
|
$16.90
€15.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$563.47
€523.26
|
$342.38
€317.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$467.27
€433.93
|
$247.16
€229.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.81
€50.90
|
$199.93
€185.66
|
|
pay 66.3% more for childcare
San Marino
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$359.15
€333.53
|
$261.48
€242.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,497.25
€5,105.02
|
$14,283.25
€13,264.14
|
|
pay 3.6% less for entertainment and sports
San Marino
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.08
|
$2.94
€2.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.36
€1.26
|
$2.55
€2.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
€5.11
|
$4.55
€4.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.96
€71.47
|
$37.76
€35.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.97
€7.40
|
$7.56
€7.02
|
|
pay 2.5% more for clothing
San Marino
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.46
€76.58
|
$68.48
€63.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.98
€30.63
|
$40.46
€37.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.96
€71.47
|
$75.05
€69.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.85
€90.87
|
$104.60
€97.14
|
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