Cost of living comparison
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Latvia vs. Sweden Cost of Living Summary
Latvia is 31.1% cheaper than Sweden overall.
Latvia vs. Sweden Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Latvia instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 24.4% less for restaurants
|
Sweden
|
Latvia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.04
SEK137.94
|
$11.94
€10.66
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.77
SEK105.79
|
$8.15
€7.27
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
SEK24.47
|
$1.51
€1.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
SEK20.32
|
$1.14
€1.02
|
|
Sweden vs. Latvia - Cost of restaurants
pay 33.6% less for groceries
|
Sweden
|
Latvia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.82
SEK27.72
|
$1.29
€1.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
SEK56.24
|
$5.22
€4.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.07
SEK59.65
|
$4.36
€3.90
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.23
SEK41.59
|
$3.19
€2.85
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.25
SEK51.60
|
$3.48
€3.10
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
SEK13.33
|
$0.85
€0.76
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.14
SEK11.25
|
$0.80
€0.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
SEK12.72
|
$1.09
€0.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.93
SEK18.98
|
$1.31
€1.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
SEK7.47
|
$0.39
€0.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
SEK7.16
|
$0.42
€0.37
|
|
Sweden vs. Latvia - Cost of groceries
pay 26.1% less for transportation
|
Sweden
|
Latvia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.65
SEK65.30
|
$7.10
€6.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$77.78
SEK764.26
|
$38.26
€34.16
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,975.58
SEK314K
|
$26,434.34
€23,603.15
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.74
SEK223.44
|
$9.18
€8.20
|
|
Sweden vs. Latvia - Cost of transportation
pay 47.7% less for housing
|
Sweden
|
Latvia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.16
SEK374.96
|
$17.53
€15.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$883.11
SEK8,677.58
|
$356.67
€318.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.43
SEK6,597.57
|
$264.56
€236.22
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.70
SEK959.99
|
$227.24
€202.90
|
|
Sweden vs. Latvia - Cost of housing
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Sweden
|
Latvia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$155.03
SEK1,523.39
|
$488.72
€436.37
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,341.74
SEK72,141.45
|
$15,452.35
€13,797.36
|
|
Sweden vs. Latvia - Cost of childcare
pay 25.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Sweden
|
Latvia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.36
SEK72.34
|
$4.53
€4.04
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.45
SEK43.70
|
$3.14
€2.80
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.55
SEK74.14
|
$6.10
€5.45
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.12
SEK404.10
|
$42.36
€37.82
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.58
SEK153.10
|
$9.96
€8.90
|
|
Sweden vs. Latvia - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 19.2% less for clothing
|
Sweden
|
Latvia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.37
SEK897.86
|
$66.25
€59.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.99
SEK442.04
|
$39.10
€34.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.04
SEK933.85
|
$77.76
€69.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$148.76
SEK1,461.77
|
$123.17
€109.98
|
|
Sweden 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 November 2026). How we calculate this
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