Cost of living comparison
Latvia is 19.5% cheaper than Iowa.
If you lived in Latvia instead of Iowa, you would:
pay 30.5% less for restaurants
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Iowa
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Latvia
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.06
|
$10.57
€9.72
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.56
|
$7.05
€6.48
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
|
$1.45
€1.33
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
|
$1.16
€1.06
|
|
pay 31.7% less for groceries
|
Iowa
|
Latvia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
|
$1.24
€1.14
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.42
|
$5.22
€4.80
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.44
|
$4.56
€4.19
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
|
$2.64
€2.43
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.79
|
$2.99
€2.75
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.10
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$0.75
€0.69
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
|
$0.99
€0.91
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$1.32
€1.22
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
|
$0.36
€0.33
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.38
€0.35
|
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pay 19.3% more for transportation
|
Iowa
|
Latvia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.22
|
$6.88
€6.32
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.67
|
$45.63
€41.96
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,291.62
|
$24,770.47
€22,778.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.84
|
$9.34
€8.59
|
|
pay 44.9% less for housing
|
Iowa
|
Latvia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.69
|
$16.24
€14.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,107.08
|
$353.00
€324.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$831.82
|
$271.19
€249.39
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.13
|
$185.26
€170.36
|
|
pay 48.8% less for childcare
|
Iowa
|
Latvia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,030.74
|
$388.30
€357.07
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,379.75
|
$13,208.99
€12,146.76
|
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pay 23.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Iowa
|
Latvia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.03
|
$4.17
€3.84
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.05
|
$2.88
€2.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.26
|
$5.02
€4.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.83
|
$45.72
€42.05
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.12
|
$9.97
€9.17
|
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pay 23.6% more for clothing
|
Iowa
|
Latvia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.34
|
$78.71
€72.38
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.37
|
$43.65
€40.14
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.19
|
$84.70
€77.89
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.97
|
$122.77
€112.89
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