Cost of living comparison
Latvia is 8.7% cheaper than Vanuatu.
If you lived in Latvia instead of Vanuatu, you would:
pay 32.1% less for restaurants
Vanuatu
|
Latvia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
$8.99
€8.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
$6.17
€5.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.11
VUV251
|
$1.20
€1.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
VUV182
|
$1.10
€1.03
|
|
pay 32.3% less for groceries
Vanuatu
|
Latvia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
$1.19
€1.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
$4.58
€4.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
VUV844
|
$4.83
€4.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
$2.38
€2.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
$3.23
€3.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
VUV237
|
$0.49
€0.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
VUV25
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV300
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
VUV239
|
$1.31
€1.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
VUV267
|
$0.32
€0.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
VUV131
|
$0.35
€0.33
|
|
pay 9.7% more for transportation
Vanuatu
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.38
VUV638
|
$7.32
€6.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$38.37
€35.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
$21,439.27
€20,107.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
$7.64
€7.17
|
|
pay 60.1% less for housing
Vanuatu
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
$16.90
€15.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
$342.38
€321.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
$247.16
€231.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
$199.93
€187.50
|
|
pay 42.1% more for childcare
Vanuatu
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
$261.48
€245.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
$14,283.25
€13,395.77
|
|
pay 25.9% less for entertainment and sports
Vanuatu
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.03
VUV479
|
$2.94
€2.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
VUV394
|
$2.55
€2.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
$4.55
€4.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
$37.76
€35.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
VUV735
|
$7.56
€7.09
|
|
pay 37.6% more for clothing
Vanuatu
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
$68.48
€64.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
$40.46
€37.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
$75.05
€70.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
$104.60
€98.10
|
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