Latvia vs Moldova - Cost of Living Comparison

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Latvia Moldova
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1039
$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2631
$2006
🏠 One person rent
$494
$453
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$860
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.9
$27.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1168
$530
💸 GDP per capita
$22503
$6729
😃 Human freedom index
8.49
7.43
❤️ Life expectancy
74.6
68.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
59
43
🌐 English speaking %
45.9%
2%
🎓 Higher education
71
45
😀 Quality of life
72
44
🏙️ Population
1.87M
2.6M

The average cost of living in Latvia ($1039) is 28% more expensive than in Moldova ($814). Latvia ranked 77th vs 120th for Moldova 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 0.7 months in Moldova. Ranked 41st and 95th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Latvia vs Moldova

We calculate prices for Latvia and Moldova 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 Moldova
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11
$7.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.7
$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.38
$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.67
$1.5
 Cappuccino
$3.24
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$429
$434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$899
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$94.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$244
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$9.76
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.31%
9.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2228
$1713
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1426
$1255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.38
$3.81
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.71
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$9.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$7.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$1.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.53
$4.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.05
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.35
$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.01
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.84
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.2
$31.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.84
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.7
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$3.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$57.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.5
$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$457
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13630
$6331

Cost of living in other countries

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$349

$907

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Cities Comparison in Latvia vs Moldova

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Latvia

City Cost of living Population
Riga
$1113
605K
Daugavpils
$843
77.8K
Jelgava
$804
54.7K
Liepaja
$953
66.7K
Jurmala
$1299
52.2K
Ventspils
$869
32.6K
Valmiera
$835
22.4K
Jekabpils
$840
21.2K
Rezekne
$761
26.1K
Ogre
$933
22.8K

In Moldova

City Cost of living Population
Chisinau
$892
639K
Balti
$876
97.9K
Tiraspol
$517
134K
Bender
$502
76.2K
Ungheni
$1062
30.8K
Dubasari
$780
28.5K
Cahul
$812
30K
Soroca
$863
22.2K
Orhei
$829
21.1K
Comrat
$782
20.1K