Latvia vs Moldova - Cost of Living Comparison

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Latvia Moldova
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1157
$858
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2918
$2049
🏠 One person rent
$540
$457
🏘️ Family rent
$902
$779
🍽️ Food expenses
$431
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.5
$30.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1392
$358
💸 GDP per capita
$23409
$7576
😃 Human freedom index
8.51
7.55
❤️ Life expectancy
75.7
71.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
60
42
🌐 English speaking %
45.9%
2%
🎓 Higher education
72
44
😀 Quality of life
75
50
🏙️ Population
1.87M
2.4M

The average cost of living in Latvia ($1157) is 35% more expensive than in Moldova ($858). Latvia ranked 72nd vs 121st 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 1.2 months in Latvia compared to 0.4 months in Moldova. Ranked 42nd 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
$13.1
$9.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.1
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.69
$8.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$1.72
 Cappuccino
$3.59
$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.64
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$485
$429
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$332
$298
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$914
$830
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$242
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.27%
8.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2560
$2088
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1757
$1570
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.51
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.9
$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$4.57
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.55
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$8.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.14
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$7.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.36
$4.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$3.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.58
$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.25
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$7.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$4.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.2
$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.7
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$580
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17677
$6112

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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
$1254
595K
Daugavpils
$938
78.1K
Jelgava
$893
54.8K
Liepaja
$1040
67.4K
Jurmala
$1374
52K
Ventspils
$932
32.7K
Valmiera
$938
22.8K
Rezekne
$835
26.4K
Jekabpils
$895
21K
Ogre
$1000
22.8K

In Moldova

City Cost of living Population
Chisinau
$969
567K
Balti
$799
91K
Tiraspol
$572
134K
Bender
$690
76.2K
Cahul
$823
22.2K
Ungheni
$954
26.5K
Soroca
$727
21.1K
Dubasari
$789
25.1K
Orhei
$760
22.2K
Comrat
$774
19.1K