Croatia vs Latvia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Croatia Latvia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1413
$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3292
$2906
🏠 One person rent
$743
$545
🏘️ Family rent
$1244
$906
🍽️ Food expenses
$464
$429
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.6
$65.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1738
$1419
💸 GDP per capita
$24050
$23409
😃 Human freedom index
7.83
8.51
❤️ Life expectancy
78.5
75.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
47
60
🌐 English speaking %
57.1%
45.9%
🎓 Higher education
84
72
😀 Quality of life
75
75
🏙️ Population
3.87M
1.87M

The average cost of living in Croatia ($1413) is 22% more expensive than in Latvia ($1163). Croatia ranked 44th vs 74th 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 1.2 months in Croatia compared to 1.2 months in Latvia. Ranked 43rd and 42nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Croatia vs Latvia

We calculate prices for Croatia and Latvia as a population-weighted mean of 15 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.

Croatia Latvia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.1
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65
$54.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.7
$8.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$5.24
 Cappuccino
$2.6
$3.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.11
$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$745
$482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$546
$336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1379
$968
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$982
$648
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5086
$2641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3533
$1721
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.23
$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.1
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$9.17
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.33
$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.31
$8.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.89
$5.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.48
$8.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.71
$5.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$3.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.2
$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.39
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.69
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.7
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$92
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$435
$500
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11097
$17173

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Cities Comparison in Croatia vs Latvia

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Croatia

City Cost of living Population
Zagreb
$1485
767K
Split
$1673
161K
Rijeka
$1360
108K
Osijek
$1160
96.3K
Zadar
$1457
70.8K
Velika Gorica
$1256
61.1K
Pula
$952
52.2K
Slavonski Brod
$992
49.9K
Karlovac
$1054
49.4K
Dubrovnik
$1744
41.6K
Kastela
$1566
37.8K
Bjelovar
$1171
36.3K
Sibenik
$1191
42.6K
Hvar
$1571
3.98K
Cavtat
$1661
2.19K

In Latvia

City Cost of living Population
Riga
$1248
595K
Daugavpils
$952
78.1K
Liepaja
$1060
67.4K
Jelgava
$908
54.8K
Jurmala
$1423
52K
Ventspils
$994
32.7K
Valmiera
$944
22.8K
Jekabpils
$912
21K
Rezekne
$853
26.4K
Ogre
$1027
22.8K