Latvia vs Madagascar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Latvia Madagascar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1102
$478
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2773
$1392
🏠 One person rent
$532
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$929
$442
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$171
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.4
$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1202
$134
💸 GDP per capita
$23184
$529
😃 Human freedom index
8.45
6.36
❤️ Life expectancy
74.6
65.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
60
25
🌐 English speaking %
45.9%
18%
🎓 Higher education
72
37
😀 Quality of life
72
18
🏙️ Population
1.87M
25.6M

The average cost of living in Latvia ($1102) is 131% more expensive than in Madagascar ($478). Latvia ranked 70th vs 189th for Madagascar 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 0.3 months in Madagascar. Ranked 42nd and 171st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Latvia vs Madagascar

We calculate prices for Latvia and Madagascar as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 4 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 Madagascar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.75
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.1
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.72
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.6
$0.96
 Cappuccino
$3.46
$1.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$467
$285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$310
$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$853
$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$590
$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$25.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$269
$39.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.9
$52.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.32%
14.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2318
$779
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1507
$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.41
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$11.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.83
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$9.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$4.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.21
$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$4.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.37
$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.53
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.07
$2.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$0.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$6.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.7
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.7
$2.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.9
$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$508
$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13937
$11485

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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

In Madagascar

City Cost of living Population
Antananarivo
$519
1.28M
Antsirabe
$348
265K
Toamasina
$457
225K
Toliara
$403
169K