Cost of living comparison

 Latvia
compared to
Kentucky vs. Latvia Cost of Living Summary

Kentucky is 55.3% more expensive than Latvia overall.

Restaurants
pay 45.7% more in Kentucky
Groceries
pay 76.8% more in Kentucky
Transportation
pay 6.6% more in Kentucky
Housing
pay 2.5 times more in Kentucky
Childcare
pay 2.0 times more in Kentucky
Entertainment and Sports
pay 22.4% more in Kentucky
Clothing
pay 15.3% less in Kentucky

The cost of housing, childcare, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Kentucky are more expensive than in Latvia. Notably, housing, childcare, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Kentucky.

Kentucky vs. Latvia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kentucky instead of Latvia, you would:

pay 45.7% more for restaurants

 
Latvia
Kentucky
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.23
€9.37
$14.77
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.08
€6.48
$9.25
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.37
€1.25
$2.21
 

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pay 76.8% more for groceries

 
Latvia
Kentucky
Bread
1 loaf
$1.36
€1.24
$2.61
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.17
€4.74
$5.61
 
Milk (1 gallon) $4.66
€4.27
$2.62
 

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pay 6.6% more for transportation

 
Latvia
Kentucky
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.76
€6.19
$3.16
 
Monthly public transit pass $39.41
€36.10
$32.50
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,606.21
€23,456.44
$34,634.71
 

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

 
Latvia
Kentucky
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$17.22
€15.78
$62.62
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $467.65
€428.39
$1,162.24
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $322.68
€295.59
$976.78
 

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

 
Latvia
Kentucky
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $427.69
€391.79
$1,272.49
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $13,383.30
€12,259.70
$14,996.29
 

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pay 22.4% more for entertainment and sports

 
Latvia
Kentucky
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.87
€3.54
$4.57
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.06
€2.81
$4.73
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.95
€4.53
$7.75
 

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pay 15.3% less for clothing

 
Latvia
Kentucky
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$76.51
€70.08
$45.19
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$43.17
€39.55
$42.32
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$84.42
€77.33
$86.51
 

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025
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