Cost of living comparison
Latvia is 34.7% more expensive than Palau.
If you lived in Latvia instead of Palau, you would:
pay 11.5% less for restaurants
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Palau
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Latvia
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
|
$10.23
€9.82
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$7.08
€6.79
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
|
$1.37
€1.31
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
|
$1.17
€1.12
|
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pay 55.6% less for groceries
|
Palau
|
Latvia
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
|
$1.36
€1.30
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
|
$5.17
€4.97
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.97
|
$4.66
€4.47
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.97
|
$2.72
€2.61
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.30
|
$3.05
€2.93
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.40
|
$0.58
€0.56
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.77
€0.74
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.50
|
$1.04
€1.00
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$7.50
|
$1.39
€1.34
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$0.38
€0.37
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$0.37
€0.36
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pay 23.2% more for transportation
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Palau
|
Latvia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.75
|
$6.76
€6.48
|
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| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$39.41
€37.82
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,500.00
|
$25,606.21
€24,578.81
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.07
€8.71
|
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pay 62.9% less for housing
|
Palau
|
Latvia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$129.50
|
$17.22
€16.53
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$900.00
|
$467.65
€448.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$700.00
|
$322.68
€309.73
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$196.83
€188.94
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for childcare
|
Palau
|
Latvia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.00
|
$427.69
€410.53
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,920.00
|
$13,383.30
€12,846.32
|
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pay 13.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Palau
|
Latvia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
|
$3.87
€3.71
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.08
|
$3.06
€2.94
|
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.25
|
$4.95
€4.75
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.00
|
$42.71
€41.00
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.00
€9.60
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pay 19.1% less for clothing
|
Palau
|
Latvia
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.50
|
$76.51
€73.44
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.50
|
$43.17
€41.44
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$147.50
|
$84.42
€81.03
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$195.00
|
$120.68
€115.84
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