Latvia vs Lithuania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Latvia Lithuania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1069
$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2640
$2775
🏠 One person rent
$516
$546
🏘️ Family rent
$862
$997
🍽️ Food expenses
$372
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.7
$53.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1129
$1365
💸 GDP per capita
$21780
$25065
😃 Human freedom index
8.45
8.39
❤️ Life expectancy
73.3
74.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
60
61
🌐 English speaking %
45.9%
38%
🎓 Higher education
72
78
😀 Quality of life
72
72
🏙️ Population
1.88M
2.86M

The average cost of living in Latvia ($1069) is 3% less expensive than in Lithuania ($1107). Latvia ranked 71st vs 65th for Lithuania in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Latvia compared to 1.2 months in Lithuania. Ranked 41st and 40th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Latvia vs Lithuania

We calculate prices for Latvia and Lithuania as a population-weighted mean of 10 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.

Latvia Lithuania
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.53
$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.6
$56.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$7.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.51
$4.65
 Cappuccino
$3.24
$3.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.59
$2.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$529
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$382
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$759
$1033
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$740
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$270
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.6
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2345
$3391
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1494
$2210
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.34
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$30.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.73
$9.55
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$7.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.21
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.9
$5.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.44
$8.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.23
$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.1
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.76
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.1
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$8.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.5
$50.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.8
$89.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$436
$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13543
$8340

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Latvia

City Cost of living Population
Riga
$1135
606K
Daugavpils
$864
79.1K
Jelgava
$827
54.7K
Liepaja
$976
67.4K
Jurmala
$1362
50.6K
Ventspils
$893
33K
Jekabpils
$927
21.4K
Valmiera
$860
22.8K
Rezekne
$831
26.5K
Ogre
$1088
22.9K

In Lithuania

City Cost of living Population
Vilnius
$1303
581K
Kaunas
$1080
305K
Klaipeda
$981
158K
Siauliai
$827
104K
Panevezys
$877
87.9K
Alytus
$850
51.9K
Marijampole
$922
36.8K
Mazeikiai
$985
33.2K
Jonava
$835
27.1K
Utena
$928
25.6K