Cost of living comparison
Ohio is 57.0% more expensive than Latvia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 53.3% more in Ohio
- Groceries
-
pay 97.5% more in Ohio
- Transportation
-
pay 27.5% more in Ohio
- Housing
-
pay 2.3 times more in Ohio
- Childcare
-
pay 75.0% more in Ohio
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 32.3% more in Ohio
- Clothing
-
pay 14.5% less in Ohio
The cost of housing, groceries, childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Ohio are more expensive than in Latvia. Notably, housing and groceries are significantly more expensive in Ohio.
If you lived in Ohio instead of Latvia, you would:
pay 53.3% more for restaurants
Latvia
|
Ohio
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
€8.79
|
$16.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.08
€6.08
|
$9.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
€1.17
|
$2.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
€1.00
|
$1.65
|
|
pay 97.5% more for groceries
Latvia
|
Ohio
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.17
|
$2.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
€4.45
|
$5.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.66
€4.00
|
$3.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.34
|
$2.88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
€2.63
|
$4.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.50
|
$2.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.66
|
$0.63
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.90
|
$2.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.20
|
$2.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.33
|
$1.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.32
|
$1.40
|
|
pay 27.5% more for transportation
Latvia
|
Ohio
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.76
€5.81
|
$3.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.41
€33.89
|
$61.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,606.21
€22,020.06
|
$32,661.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.07
€7.80
|
$16.08
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Latvia
|
Ohio
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.22
€14.81
|
$59.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$467.65
€402.15
|
$1,081.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$322.68
€277.49
|
$827.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.83
€169.27
|
$158.96
|
|
pay 75.0% more for childcare
Latvia
|
Ohio
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$427.69
€367.79
|
$947.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,383.30
€11,508.97
|
$17,164.21
|
|
pay 32.3% more for entertainment and sports
Latvia
|
Ohio
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.87
€3.33
|
$4.87
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
€2.63
|
$4.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.26
|
$9.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.71
€36.73
|
$36.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
€8.60
|
$11.25
|
|
pay 14.5% less for clothing
Latvia
|
Ohio
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.51
€65.79
|
$48.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.17
€37.13
|
$44.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.42
€72.60
|
$80.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.68
€103.78
|
$98.19
|
|
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