Cost of living comparison
Latvia is 2.3 times more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Latvia instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Ukraine
|
Latvia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.65
₴184.79
|
$8.99
€8.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.61
₴143.63
|
$6.17
€5.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₴19.63
|
$1.20
€1.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
₴15.52
|
$1.10
€1.03
|
|
pay 76.7% more for groceries
Ukraine
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
₴21.53
|
$1.19
€1.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.21
₴127.75
|
$4.58
€4.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
₴125.42
|
$4.83
€4.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
₴57.98
|
$2.38
€2.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.56
₴61.98
|
$3.23
€3.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.22
₴8.94
|
$0.49
€0.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
₴18.62
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
₴19.88
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
₴28.73
|
$1.31
€1.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
₴6.69
|
$0.32
€0.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
₴10.01
|
$0.35
€0.33
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Ukraine
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
₴151.55
|
$7.32
€6.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.13
₴283.50
|
$38.37
€35.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,124.68
₴760,637.05
|
$21,439.27
€20,107.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.35
₴133.16
|
$7.64
€7.17
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Ukraine
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$4.40
₴175.17
|
$16.90
€15.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$234.03
₴9,308.03
|
$342.38
€321.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.62
₴6,189.33
|
$247.16
€231.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.95
₴2,463.81
|
$199.93
€187.50
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Ukraine
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$183.02
₴7,279.12
|
$261.48
€245.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,871.85
₴153,993.19
|
$14,283.25
€13,395.77
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Ukraine
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
₴33.78
|
$2.94
€2.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.96
₴38.31
|
$2.55
€2.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.95
₴77.41
|
$4.55
€4.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.82
₴748.56
|
$37.76
€35.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.98
₴118.34
|
$7.56
€7.09
|
|
pay 40.2% more for clothing
Ukraine
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.33
₴1,603.91
|
$68.48
€64.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.46
₴1,211.60
|
$40.46
€37.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.81
₴2,577.84
|
$75.05
€70.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.44
₴2,921.03
|
$104.60
€98.10
|
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