Cost of living comparison
Latvia is 28.8% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Latvia instead of United States, you would:
pay 42.2% less for restaurants
United States
|
Latvia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.15
|
$8.99
€8.28
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.28
|
$6.17
€5.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
|
$1.20
€1.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
|
$1.10
€1.01
|
|
pay 41.8% less for groceries
United States
|
Latvia
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
|
$1.19
€1.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
|
$4.58
€4.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.83
|
$4.83
€4.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
|
$2.38
€2.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.32
|
$3.23
€2.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$0.49
€0.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.73
€0.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.93
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$1.31
€1.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.32
€0.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.35
€0.33
|
|
pay 2.8% less for transportation
United States
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.72
|
$7.32
€6.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.08
|
$38.37
€35.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,096.27
|
$21,439.27
€19,744.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.64
|
$7.64
€7.04
|
|
pay 47.6% less for housing
United States
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.73
|
$16.90
€15.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,528.07
|
$342.38
€315.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,282.97
|
$247.16
€227.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.81
|
$199.93
€184.12
|
|
pay 43.7% less for childcare
United States
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,137.97
|
$261.48
€240.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,943.15
|
$14,283.25
€13,154.16
|
|
pay 36.5% less for entertainment and sports
United States
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.19
|
$2.94
€2.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.51
|
$2.55
€2.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.57
|
$4.55
€4.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.79
|
$37.76
€34.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.04
|
$7.56
€6.96
|
|
pay 12.7% more for clothing
United States
|
Latvia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.40
|
$68.48
€63.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.73
|
$40.46
€37.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
|
$75.05
€69.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.59
|
$104.60
€96.34
|
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