Denmark vs Latvia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Denmark Latvia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2020
$1102
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4729
$2773
🏠 One person rent
$1084
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$1936
$929
🍽️ Food expenses
$636
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$66.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3875
$1202
💸 GDP per capita
$67967
$23184
😃 Human freedom index
8.83
8.45
❤️ Life expectancy
81.3
74.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
90
60
🌐 English speaking %
86.1%
45.9%
🎓 Higher education
97
72
😀 Quality of life
95
72
🏙️ Population
5.83M
1.87M

The average cost of living in Denmark ($2020) is 83% more expensive than in Latvia ($1102). Denmark ranked 17th vs 70th 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 1.9 months in Denmark compared to 1.1 months in Latvia. Ranked 2nd and 42nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Denmark vs Latvia

We calculate prices for Denmark and Latvia as a population-weighted mean of 27 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.

Denmark Latvia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.3
$9.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$102
$53.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.84
$4.6
 Cappuccino
$6.08
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.02
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1127
$467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$859
$310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2123
$853
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1583
$590
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$269
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.14%
4.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5886
$2318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4166
$1507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.49
$1.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.6
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.04
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.13
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.79
$2.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$3.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.98
$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.18
$5.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.38
$7.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$5.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.33
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.6
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.5
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$70.9
$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.4
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$79.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$97.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$555
$508
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8524
$13937

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Cities Comparison in Denmark vs Latvia

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Denmark

City Cost of living Population
Copenhagen
$2483
644K
Aarhus
$1966
291K
Esbjerg
$1590
115K
Odense
$2046
177K
Frederiksberg
$2378
105K
Aalborg
$1842
113K
Gentofte
$2203
75.8K
Naestved
$1864
45K
Vejle
$1636
61.3K
Randers
$1618
62.8K
Herning
$1690
44.6K
Silkeborg
$1654
50.9K
Kolding
$1476
58.8K
Horsholm
$2006
47.5K
Roskilde
$1867
50K
Holstebro
$1584
37.2K
Horsens
$1499
59.4K
Hillerod
$2088
36K
Fredericia
$1608
41.2K
Helsingor
$1713
47.4K
Viborg
$1565
41.1K
Frederikshavn
$1507
23.5K
Sonderborg
$1502
27.6K
Svendborg
$1688
27.2K
Nuuk
$2125
18.3K
Haderslev
$1536
22.2K
Torshavn
$1913
13.3K

In Latvia

City Cost of living Population
Riga
$1169
605K
Daugavpils
$899
77.8K
Jelgava
$856
54.7K
Liepaja
$1029
66.7K
Jurmala
$1377
52.2K
Ventspils
$923
32.6K
Jekabpils
$946
21.2K
Valmiera
$893
22.4K
Rezekne
$817
26.1K
Ogre
$1111
22.8K