Latvia vs Moldova - Cost of Living Comparison

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Latvia Moldova
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1163
$863
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2906
$2060
🏠 One person rent
$545
$462
🏘️ Family rent
$906
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$429
$288
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.2
$28.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1419
$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 ($1163) is 35% more expensive than in Moldova ($863). Latvia ranked 74th 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 1.2 months in Latvia compared to 0.4 months in Moldova. Ranked 42nd and 92nd 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
$12.9
$8.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.7
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.18
$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.24
$1.57
 Cappuccino
$3.7
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.76
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$482
$422
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$968
$854
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$233
$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.5
$9.76
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.36%
8.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2641
$2154
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1721
$1500
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.53
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.2
$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.17
$4.29
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$8.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.26
$5.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$8.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$2.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.88
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.58
$5.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.8
$3.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.41
$6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.22
$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.1
$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.7
$4.11
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$56.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$500
$380
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17173
$7165

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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
$1248
595K
Daugavpils
$952
78.1K
Liepaja
$1060
67.4K
Jelgava
$908
54.8K
Jurmala
$1423
52K
Ventspils
$994
32.7K
Valmiera
$944
22.8K
Jekabpils
$912
21K
Rezekne
$853
26.4K
Ogre
$1027
22.8K

In Moldova

City Cost of living Population
Chisinau
$967
567K
Balti
$806
91K
Tiraspol
$561
134K
Bender
$686
76.2K
Ungheni
$1049
26.5K
Dubasari
$796
28.5K
Cahul
$864
22.2K
Soroca
$792
21.1K
Orhei
$826
22.2K
Comrat
$807
19.1K