Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Bouvet Island instead of Latvia, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Latvia
|
Bouvet Island
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
€9.54
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.08
€6.60
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
€1.27
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
€1.09
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Latvia
|
Bouvet Island
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.27
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
€4.83
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.66
€4.34
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.54
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
€2.85
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.54
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.97
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.30
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.36
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.35
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Latvia
|
Bouvet Island
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.76
€6.30
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.41
€36.76
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,606.21
€23,889.72
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.07
€8.46
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Latvia
|
Bouvet Island
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.22
€16.07
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$467.65
€436.30
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$322.68
€301.05
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.83
€183.64
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Latvia
|
Bouvet Island
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$427.69
€399.02
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,383.30
€12,486.16
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Latvia
|
Bouvet Island
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.87
€3.61
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
€2.86
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.62
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.71
€39.85
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
€9.33
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Latvia
|
Bouvet Island
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.51
€71.38
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.17
€40.28
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.42
€78.76
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.68
€112.59
|
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