Cost of living comparison
Latvia is 44.8% cheaper than Virgin Islands.
If you lived in Latvia instead of Virgin Islands, you would:
pay 53.0% less for restaurants
Virgin Islands
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Latvia
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$26.70
|
$8.99
€8.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.29
|
$6.17
€5.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.82
|
$1.20
€1.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.42
|
$1.10
€1.03
|
|
pay 67.1% less for groceries
Virgin Islands
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Latvia
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.49
|
$1.19
€1.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.11
|
$4.58
€4.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.60
|
$4.83
€4.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.69
|
$2.38
€2.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.49
|
$3.23
€3.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$4.89
|
$0.49
€0.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.12
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.67
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.02
|
$1.31
€1.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.57
|
$0.32
€0.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.94
|
$0.35
€0.33
|
|
pay 34.6% less for transportation
Virgin Islands
|
Latvia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.60
|
$7.32
€6.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$140.00
|
$38.37
€35.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,000.00
|
$21,439.27
€20,107.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.44
|
$7.64
€7.17
|
|
pay 63.6% less for housing
Virgin Islands
|
Latvia
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.03
|
$16.90
€15.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,617.67
|
$342.38
€321.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,371.00
|
$247.16
€231.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$222.67
|
$199.93
€187.50
|
|
pay 49.0% less for childcare
Virgin Islands
|
Latvia
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,020.62
|
$261.48
€245.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,687.50
|
$14,283.25
€13,395.77
|
|
pay 38.2% less for entertainment and sports
Virgin Islands
|
Latvia
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.90
|
$2.94
€2.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.56
|
$2.55
€2.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.75
|
$4.55
€4.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$110.93
|
$37.76
€35.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.35
|
$7.56
€7.09
|
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pay 7.8% less for clothing
Virgin Islands
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Latvia
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.00
|
$68.48
€64.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.40
|
$40.46
€37.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.67
|
$75.05
€70.38
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.33
|
$104.60
€98.10
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