Cost of living comparison

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

Texas is 75.4% more expensive than Latvia overall.

Restaurants
pay 61.3% more in Texas
Groceries
pay 92.2% more in Texas
Transportation
pay 35.4% more in Texas
Housing
pay 2.9 times more in Texas
Childcare
pay 2.2 times more in Texas
Entertainment and Sports
pay 38.8% more in Texas
Clothing
pay 10.1% less in Texas

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

Texas vs. Latvia Cost Breakdown

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

pay 61.3% more for restaurants

 
Latvia
Texas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.23
€9.44
$17.27
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.08
€6.53
$9.75
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.37
€1.26
$2.43
 

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pay 92.2% more for groceries

 
Latvia
Texas
Bread
1 loaf
$1.36
€1.25
$3.09
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.17
€4.78
$6.03
 
Milk (1 gallon) $4.66
€4.30
$3.67
 

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pay 35.4% more for transportation

 
Latvia
Texas
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.76
€6.24
$2.93
 
Monthly public transit pass $39.41
€36.38
$63.02
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,606.21
€23,639.42
$32,552.44
 

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

 
Latvia
Texas
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$17.22
€15.90
$72.55
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $467.65
€431.73
$1,374.92
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $322.68
€297.89
$1,217.13
 

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

 
Latvia
Texas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $427.69
€394.84
$1,230.53
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $13,383.30
€12,355.34
$19,254.84
 

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pay 38.8% more for entertainment and sports

 
Latvia
Texas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.87
€3.57
$5.20
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.06
€2.83
$5.04
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.95
€4.57
$8.80
 

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pay 10.1% less for clothing

 
Latvia
Texas
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$76.51
€70.63
$51.31
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$43.17
€39.86
$38.62
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$84.42
€77.93
$87.49
 

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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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