Austria vs Latvia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austria Latvia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1682
$1027
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4098
$2531
🏠 One person rent
$870
$490
🏘️ Family rent
$1594
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$136
$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2700
$1076
💸 GDP per capita
$52131
$21851
😃 Human freedom index
8.26
8.42
❤️ Life expectancy
81.2
73.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
71
59
🌐 English speaking %
73.1%
45.9%
🎓 Higher education
94
72
😀 Quality of life
89
71
🏙️ Population
8.98M
1.88M

The average cost of living in Austria ($1682) is 64% more expensive than in Latvia ($1027). Austria ranked 21st vs 75th for Latvia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Austria compared to 1 months in Latvia. Ranked 18th and 41st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Austria vs Latvia

We calculate prices for Austria and Latvia as a population-weighted mean of 26 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Austria Latvia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.6
$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62
$47
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.98
$7.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.59
$4.05
 Cappuccino
$3.83
$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$1.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$825
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$625
$269
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1646
$725
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1209
$490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$174
$174
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$270
$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.2
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.06%
3.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7876
$2041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5252
$1328
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51
$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$8.87
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.34
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$2.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$7.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.5
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.61
$8.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.44
$4.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.8
$7.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$8.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$123
$46.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$18
$15.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$94
$71.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$81.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$335
$363
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12494
$13393

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Cities Comparison in Austria vs Latvia

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Austria

City Cost of living Population
Vienna
$1788
1.97M
Graz
$1542
293K
Linz
$1604
210K
Salzburg
$1721
155K
Innsbruck
$1711
131K
Klagenfurt
$1628
101K
Sankt Polten
$1478
55.5K
Wels
$1300
61.2K
Villach
$1557
65.1K
Dornbirn
$1555
48.1K
Wiener Neustadt
$1327
44.5K
Steyr
$1505
38.3K
Baden bei Wien
$1690
26.3K
Klosterneuburg
$1470
27.1K
Amstetten
$1304
23.7K
Feldkirch
$1405
33.4K
Leonding
$1397
28.7K
Bregenz
$1667
29.8K
Krems an der Donau
$1477
25.3K
Leoben
$1335
24.6K
Traun
$1378
24.5K
Kapfenberg
$1226
22.8K
Modling
$1591
20.6K
Hallein
$1588
21.2K
Lustenau
$1554
22.8K
Wolfsberg
$1141
25K

In Latvia

City Cost of living Population
Riga
$1143
606K
Liepaja
$847
67.4K
Jurmala
$1240
50.6K
Jelgava
$764
54.7K
Daugavpils
$740
79.1K
Ventspils
$872
33K
Jekabpils
$652
21.4K
Rezekne
$776
26.5K
Ogre
$793
22.9K
Valmiera
$737
22.8K