Cost of living comparison

 Latvia
compared to
 Ohio, USA
Ohio vs. Latvia Cost of Living Summary

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.

Ohio vs. Latvia Cost Breakdown

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
 

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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
 

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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
 

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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
 

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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
 

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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
 

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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
 

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