Cost of living comparison
Latvia is 2.4 times more expensive than Syria.
If you lived in Latvia instead of Syria, you would:
pay 93.5% more for restaurants
Syria
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Latvia
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.10
£10,300
|
$8.99
€8.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.39
£11,039
|
$6.17
€5.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
£2,042
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
£1,035
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Syria
|
Latvia
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
£1,838
|
$1.19
€1.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.86
£4,664
|
$4.58
€4.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.90
£7,283
|
$4.83
€4.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
£3,947
|
$2.38
€2.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.02
£5,065
|
$3.23
€3.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
£1,003
|
$0.49
€0.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
£1,763
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.20
£508
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
£819
|
$1.31
€1.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
£555
|
$0.32
€0.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
£447
|
$0.35
€0.33
|
|
pay 68.3% more for transportation
Syria
|
Latvia
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
£9,949
|
$7.32
€6.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.68
£29,338
|
$38.37
€35.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,961.78
£77,792,410
|
$21,439.27
€20,043.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.43
£21,178
|
$7.64
€7.15
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Syria
|
Latvia
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.65
£92,086
|
$16.90
€15.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$149.93
£376,707
|
$342.38
€320.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.14
£216,422
|
$247.16
€231.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.68
£109,738
|
$199.93
€186.91
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
Syria
|
Latvia
|
||
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.88
£160,498
|
$261.48
€244.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,887.73
£7,255,516
|
$14,283.25
€13,353.20
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Syria
|
Latvia
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
£4,166
|
$2.94
€2.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.98
£2,460
|
$2.55
€2.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.08
£5,238
|
$4.55
€4.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.47
£33,842
|
$37.76
€35.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.67
£6,700
|
$7.56
€7.07
|
|
pay 84.0% more for clothing
Syria
|
Latvia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.67
£54,441
|
$68.48
€64.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.71
£54,557
|
$40.46
€37.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.97
£276,294
|
$75.05
€70.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.29
£159,007
|
$104.60
€97.79
|
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