Cost of living comparison
Latvia is 1.4% more expensive than Lithuania.
If you lived in Latvia instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 18.3% less for restaurants
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Lithuania
|
Latvia
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.85
€11.36
|
$10.23
€9.80
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.93
€6.64
|
$7.08
€6.78
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
€2.00
|
$1.37
€1.31
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.54
|
$1.17
€1.12
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pay 1.6% more for groceries
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Lithuania
|
Latvia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
€1.55
|
$1.36
€1.30
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.79
€5.56
|
$5.17
€4.96
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.11
€4.90
|
$4.66
€4.46
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
€2.56
|
$2.72
€2.61
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.06
€2.93
|
$3.05
€2.93
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.52
|
$0.58
€0.56
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.71
|
$0.77
€0.74
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.69
|
$1.04
€1.00
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
€1.37
|
$1.39
€1.33
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
€0.34
|
$0.38
€0.37
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.40
|
$0.37
€0.36
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pay 0.5% more for transportation
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Lithuania
|
Latvia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.00
€5.75
|
$6.76
€6.48
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.98
€28.74
|
$39.41
€37.78
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,162.76
€33,713.11
|
$25,606.21
€24,550.54
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.62
€10.18
|
$9.07
€8.70
|
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pay 9.1% more for housing
|
Lithuania
|
Latvia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.64
€14.03
|
$17.22
€16.51
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$507.54
€486.61
|
$467.65
€448.37
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$347.76
€333.42
|
$322.68
€309.38
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.97
€140.92
|
$196.83
€188.72
|
|
pay 21.5% more for childcare
|
Lithuania
|
Latvia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$477.03
€457.37
|
$427.69
€410.06
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,723.77
€8,364.12
|
$13,383.30
€12,831.55
|
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pay 1.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lithuania
|
Latvia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.62
|
$3.87
€3.71
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
€2.77
|
$3.06
€2.94
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.16
€4.94
|
$4.95
€4.74
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.43
€39.72
|
$42.71
€40.95
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.20
€7.87
|
$10.00
€9.59
|
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pay 5.9% less for clothing
|
Lithuania
|
Latvia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.52
€90.63
|
$76.51
€73.35
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.49
€35.95
|
$43.17
€41.39
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.84
€85.17
|
$84.42
€80.94
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.41
€135.58
|
$120.68
€115.70
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