Cost of living comparison
California is 2.3 times more expensive than Latvia.
If you lived in California instead of Latvia, you would:
pay 84.2% more for restaurants
Latvia
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.57
€9.72
|
$19.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.05
€6.48
|
$11.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
€1.33
|
$2.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.06
|
$2.23
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Latvia
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
€1.14
|
$4.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
€4.80
|
$6.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.56
€4.19
|
$4.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
€2.43
|
$4.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.99
€2.75
|
$5.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$2.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$0.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.91
|
$1.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.22
|
$2.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
€0.33
|
$1.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.35
|
$1.45
|
|
pay 39.4% more for transportation
Latvia
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.88
€6.32
|
$4.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.63
€41.96
|
$67.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,770.47
€22,778.50
|
$29,950.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.34
€8.59
|
$20.46
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for housing
Latvia
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.24
€14.93
|
$69.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.00
€324.61
|
$2,333.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.19
€249.39
|
$2,022.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$185.26
€170.36
|
$178.08
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Latvia
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$388.30
€357.07
|
$1,629.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,208.99
€12,146.76
|
$29,739.09
|
|
pay 72.5% more for entertainment and sports
Latvia
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.17
€3.84
|
$7.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.88
€2.65
|
$5.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.02
€4.62
|
$10.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.72
€42.05
|
$68.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.97
€9.17
|
$14.08
|
|
pay 11.2% less for clothing
Latvia
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.71
€72.38
|
$52.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.65
€40.14
|
$41.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.70
€77.89
|
$84.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.77
€112.89
|
$115.90
|
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