Cost of living comparison
Austin is 95.1% more expensive than Latvia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 74.6% more in Austin
- Groceries
-
pay 2.0 times more in Austin
- Transportation
-
pay 19.6% more in Austin
- Housing
-
pay 3.6 times more in Austin
- Childcare
-
pay 2.5 times more in Austin
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 55.6% more in Austin
- Clothing
-
pay 5.7% more in Austin
The cost of housing, childcare, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Austin are more expensive than in Latvia. Notably, housing, childcare, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Austin.
If you lived in Austin instead of Latvia, you would:
pay 74.6% more for restaurants
|
Latvia
|
Austin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
€9.09
|
$18.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.08
€6.29
|
$10.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
€1.21
|
$2.62
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
€1.04
|
$2.21
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Latvia
|
Austin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.21
|
$3.60
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
€4.60
|
$6.37
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.66
€4.14
|
$3.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.42
|
$3.37
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
€2.71
|
$4.71
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.52
|
$2.33
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.68
|
$0.69
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.93
|
$1.94
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.24
|
$1.61
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.34
|
$1.25
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.33
|
$1.25
|
|
pay 19.6% more for transportation
|
Latvia
|
Austin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.76
€6.00
|
$3.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.41
€35.03
|
$45.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,606.21
€22,760.08
|
$35,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.07
€8.06
|
$16.55
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
|
Latvia
|
Austin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.22
€15.31
|
$70.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$467.65
€415.67
|
$2,280.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$322.68
€286.81
|
$1,508.91
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.83
€174.95
|
$134.36
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Latvia
|
Austin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$427.69
€380.15
|
$1,465.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,383.30
€11,895.74
|
$21,625.00
|
|
pay 55.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Latvia
|
Austin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.87
€3.44
|
$6.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
€2.72
|
$5.31
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.40
|
$9.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.71
€37.96
|
$54.50
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
€8.89
|
$14.00
|
|
pay 5.7% more for clothing
|
Latvia
|
Austin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.51
€68.00
|
$63.62
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.17
€38.37
|
$52.38
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.42
€75.03
|
$89.78
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.68
€107.26
|
$134.79
|
|
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