Cost of living comparison
Latvia is 29.0% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Latvia instead of United States, you would:
pay 40.8% less for restaurants
United States
|
Latvia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.59
|
$10.23
€9.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.47
|
$7.08
€6.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
|
$1.37
€1.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
|
$1.17
€1.11
|
|
pay 38.9% less for groceries
United States
|
Latvia
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.49
|
$1.36
€1.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.33
|
$5.17
€4.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.91
|
$4.66
€4.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
|
$2.72
€2.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
|
$3.05
€2.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.33
|
$0.58
€0.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
|
$0.77
€0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.00
|
$1.04
€0.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$1.39
€1.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
|
$0.38
€0.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
|
$0.37
€0.36
|
|
pay 5.1% less for transportation
United States
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
|
$6.76
€6.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.15
|
$39.41
€37.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,583.67
|
$25,606.21
€24,382.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.81
|
$9.07
€8.64
|
|
pay 47.7% less for housing
United States
|
Latvia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.50
|
$17.22
€16.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,655.99
|
$467.65
€445.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,423.40
|
$322.68
€307.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.34
|
$196.83
€187.42
|
|
pay 54.2% less for childcare
United States
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,351.84
|
$427.69
€407.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,265.44
|
$13,383.30
€12,743.58
|
|
pay 32.4% less for entertainment and sports
United States
|
Latvia
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.78
|
$3.87
€3.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.04
|
$3.06
€2.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.68
|
$4.95
€4.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.84
|
$42.71
€40.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.30
|
$10.00
€9.52
|
|
pay 16.3% more for clothing
United States
|
Latvia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.38
|
$76.51
€72.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.66
|
$43.17
€41.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.52
|
$84.42
€80.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.08
|
$120.68
€114.91
|
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