Cost of living comparison
Latvia is 41.3% cheaper than Virgin Islands overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 45.8% less in Latvia
- Groceries
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pay 67.5% less in Latvia
- Transportation
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pay 39.0% less in Latvia
- Housing
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pay 64.7% less in Latvia
- Childcare
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pay 37.1% less in Latvia
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 31.3% less in Latvia
- Clothing
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pay 3.9% less in Latvia
Expenses including groceries, housing, restaurants, transportation, childcare, and entertainment and sports are lower in Latvia.
If you lived in Latvia instead of Virgin Islands, you would:
pay 45.8% less for restaurants
|
Virgin Islands
|
Latvia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$24.00
|
$10.23
€9.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.18
|
$7.08
€6.48
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.02
|
$1.37
€1.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
|
$1.17
€1.07
|
|
pay 67.5% less for groceries
|
Virgin Islands
|
Latvia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$6.40
|
$1.36
€1.24
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.98
|
$5.17
€4.74
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.27
|
$4.66
€4.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.80
|
$2.72
€2.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.70
|
$3.05
€2.80
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.78
|
$0.58
€0.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.30
|
$0.77
€0.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.98
|
$1.04
€0.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.63
|
$1.39
€1.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
|
$0.38
€0.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.47
|
$0.37
€0.34
|
|
pay 39.0% less for transportation
|
Virgin Islands
|
Latvia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.33
|
$6.76
€6.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$100.00
|
$39.41
€36.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,333.33
|
$25,606.21
€23,456.44
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$52.43
|
$9.07
€8.31
|
|
pay 64.7% less for housing
|
Virgin Islands
|
Latvia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$96.50
|
$17.22
€15.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,781.25
|
$467.65
€428.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,389.90
|
$322.68
€295.59
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$266.22
|
$196.83
€180.31
|
|
pay 37.1% less for childcare
|
Virgin Islands
|
Latvia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$991.67
|
$427.69
€391.79
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,200.00
|
$13,383.30
€12,259.70
|
|
pay 31.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Virgin Islands
|
Latvia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.70
|
$3.87
€3.54
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.43
|
$3.06
€2.81
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.50
|
$4.95
€4.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$109.33
|
$42.71
€39.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.67
|
$10.00
€9.16
|
|
pay 3.9% less for clothing
|
Virgin Islands
|
Latvia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.12
|
$76.51
€70.08
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.38
|
$43.17
€39.55
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.75
|
$84.42
€77.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.67
|
$120.68
€110.55
|
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