Cost of living comparison
Latvia is 25.0% cheaper than Florida.
- Restaurants
-
pay 42.3% less in Latvia
- Groceries
-
pay 40.8% less in Latvia
- Transportation
-
pay 0.5% more in Latvia
- Housing
-
pay 48.6% less in Latvia
- Childcare
-
pay 36.1% less in Latvia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 26.2% less in Latvia
- Clothing
-
pay 18.5% more in Latvia
The cost of clothing and transportation in Latvia are more expensive than in Florida. Expenses including housing, restaurants, groceries, childcare, and entertainment and sports are lower in Latvia.
If you lived in Latvia instead of Florida, you would:
pay 42.3% less for restaurants
Florida
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.47
|
$10.23
€8.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
|
$7.08
€6.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.61
|
$1.37
€1.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
|
$1.17
€1.00
|
|
pay 40.8% less for groceries
Florida
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.56
|
$1.36
€1.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.40
|
$5.17
€4.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
|
$4.66
€4.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.70
|
$2.72
€2.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.23
|
$3.05
€2.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.40
|
$0.58
€0.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
|
$0.77
€0.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$1.04
€0.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.18
|
$1.39
€1.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
|
$0.38
€0.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.60
|
$0.37
€0.32
|
|
pay 0.5% more for transportation
Florida
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.36
|
$6.76
€5.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$61.15
|
$39.41
€33.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,918.41
|
$25,606.21
€22,020.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.07
|
$9.07
€7.80
|
|
pay 48.6% less for housing
Florida
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.97
|
$17.22
€14.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,891.59
|
$467.65
€402.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,611.24
|
$322.68
€277.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.62
|
$196.83
€169.27
|
|
pay 36.1% less for childcare
Florida
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$923.14
|
$427.69
€367.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,426.17
|
$13,383.30
€11,508.97
|
|
pay 26.2% less for entertainment and sports
Florida
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.61
|
$3.87
€3.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.94
|
$3.06
€2.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.80
|
$4.95
€4.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.55
|
$42.71
€36.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.47
|
$10.00
€8.60
|
|
pay 18.5% more for clothing
Florida
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.20
|
$76.51
€65.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.16
|
$43.17
€37.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.28
|
$84.42
€72.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.33
|
$120.68
€103.78
|
|
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