Cost of living comparison
Latvia is 51.1% more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Latvia instead of Albania, you would:
pay 12.6% more for restaurants
|
Albania
|
Latvia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.37
ALL779
|
$10.23
€9.70
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.97
ALL649
|
$7.08
€6.71
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
ALL154
|
$1.37
€1.30
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ALL75
|
$1.17
€1.11
|
|
pay 8.8% more for groceries
|
Albania
|
Latvia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
ALL79
|
$1.36
€1.29
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
ALL492
|
$5.17
€4.91
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
ALL670
|
$4.66
€4.42
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.11
ALL290
|
$2.72
€2.58
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
ALL289
|
$3.05
€2.90
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
ALL55
|
$0.58
€0.55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL97
|
$0.77
€0.73
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL63
|
$1.04
€0.99
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ALL63
|
$1.39
€1.32
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL43
|
$0.38
€0.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL47
|
$0.37
€0.35
|
|
pay 7.5% more for transportation
|
Albania
|
Latvia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
ALL727
|
$6.76
€6.41
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.64
ALL1,641
|
$39.41
€37.37
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,265.14
ALL2,629,378
|
$25,606.21
€24,283.95
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.70
ALL2,855
|
$9.07
€8.60
|
|
pay 63.2% more for housing
|
Albania
|
Latvia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.01
ALL1,489
|
$17.22
€16.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$447.88
ALL41,665
|
$467.65
€443.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.85
ALL30,219
|
$322.68
€306.02
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.67
ALL5,365
|
$196.83
€186.67
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
|
Albania
|
Latvia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.56
ALL15,681
|
$427.69
€405.61
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,514.89
ALL326,974
|
$13,383.30
€12,692.21
|
|
pay 36.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Albania
|
Latvia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
ALL242
|
$3.87
€3.67
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
ALL165
|
$3.06
€2.90
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
ALL344
|
$4.95
€4.69
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.45
ALL4,135
|
$42.71
€40.50
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.64
ALL711
|
$10.00
€9.49
|
|
pay 12.3% more for clothing
|
Albania
|
Latvia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.86
ALL4,732
|
$76.51
€72.55
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.61
ALL3,778
|
$43.17
€40.94
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.86
ALL8,453
|
$84.42
€80.06
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.22
ALL11,277
|
$120.68
€114.45
|
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