Cost of living comparison
If you lived in South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands instead of Latvia, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Latvia
|
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.57
€9.79
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.05
€6.52
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
€1.34
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Latvia
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South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
€1.15
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
€4.84
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.56
€4.22
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
€2.45
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.99
€2.77
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.92
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.22
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
€0.33
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.35
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Latvia
|
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.88
€6.37
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.63
€42.25
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,770.47
€22,934.33
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.34
€8.65
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Latvia
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South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.24
€15.04
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.00
€326.83
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.19
€251.09
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$185.26
€171.52
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Latvia
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South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$388.30
€359.52
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,208.99
€12,229.86
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Latvia
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South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.17
€3.86
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.88
€2.67
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.02
€4.65
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.72
€42.34
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.97
€9.23
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Latvia
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South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.71
€72.87
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.65
€40.41
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.70
€78.42
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.77
€113.67
|
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