Latvia vs Mexico - Cost of Living Comparison

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Latvia Mexico
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1102
$889
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2773
$2187
🏠 One person rent
$532
$400
🏘️ Family rent
$929
$731
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$330
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.4
$77.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1202
$710
💸 GDP per capita
$23184
$13926
😃 Human freedom index
8.45
6.55
❤️ Life expectancy
74.6
74.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
60
31
🌐 English speaking %
45.9%
13%
🎓 Higher education
72
89
😀 Quality of life
72
44
🏙️ Population
1.87M
125M

The average cost of living in Latvia ($1102) is 24% more expensive than in Mexico ($889). Latvia ranked 70th vs 102nd for Mexico 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 0.8 months in Mexico. Ranked 42nd and 97th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Latvia vs Mexico

We calculate prices for Latvia and Mexico as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 144 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 Mexico
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.75
$9.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.1
$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.72
$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.6
$2.26
 Cappuccino
$3.46
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$467
$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$310
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$853
$928
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$590
$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$269
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.9
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.32%
11.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2318
$1726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1507
$1355
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.41
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$11.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.83
$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$7.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$7.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.21
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.37
$3.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.53
$5.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.07
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.7
$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.7
$9.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.9
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$508
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13937
$5383

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Cities Comparison in Latvia vs Mexico

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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 Mexico

City Cost of living Population
Mexico City
$1190
9.21M
Tijuana
$1050
1.96M
Zapopan
$1012
1.48M
Monterrey
$1257
1.14M
Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
1.93M
Ciudad Juarez
$974
1.32M
Leon
$719
1.58M
Guadalajara
$985
1.46M
Puebla
$939
1.43M
Mexicali
$955
1.03M
Aguascalientes
$826
934K
Queretaro
$941
795K
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
1.07M
Guadalupe
$945
692K
Saltillo
$829
864K
Chihuahua
$854
878K
Culiacan
$746
808K
Morelia
$748
963K
Cancun
$1143
889K
Naucalpan
$835
872K
Acapulco
$727
673K
Apodaca
$958
523K
San Luis Potosi
$879
773K
Hermosillo
$854
856K
Merida
$1090
892K
San Nicolas de los Garza
$863
443K
Tlaquepaque
$683
664K
Reynosa
$849
589K
Torreon
$681
690K
Tlalnepantla
$783
653K