Latvia vs North Macedonia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Latvia North Macedonia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1069
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2640
$1593
🏠 One person rent
$516
$310
🏘️ Family rent
$862
$509
🍽️ Food expenses
$372
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.7
$37.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1129
$549
💸 GDP per capita
$21780
$6591
😃 Human freedom index
8.45
7.64
❤️ Life expectancy
73.3
74.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
60
42
🌐 English speaking %
45.9%
5%
🎓 Higher education
72
66
😀 Quality of life
72
54
🏙️ Population
1.88M
1.84M

The average cost of living in Latvia ($1069) is 59% more expensive than in North Macedonia ($671). Latvia ranked 71st vs 139th for North Macedonia 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 North Macedonia. Ranked 41st and 76th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Latvia vs North Macedonia

We calculate prices for Latvia and North Macedonia 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 North Macedonia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.53
$5.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.6
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.51
$1.87
 Cappuccino
$3.24
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.59
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$252
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$759
$457
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$90.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$270
$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.6
$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
5.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2345
$1552
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1494
$1160
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.34
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.73
$5.66
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$7.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.21
$5.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.9
$2.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.44
$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.23
$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.1
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.76
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.1
$27.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.5
$31
💇 Haircut, simple
$15
$3.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.8
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89
$74.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$436
$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13543
$2729

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Latvia

City Cost of living Population
Riga
$1135
606K
Daugavpils
$864
79.1K
Jelgava
$827
54.7K
Liepaja
$976
67.4K
Jurmala
$1362
50.6K
Ventspils
$893
33K
Jekabpils
$927
21.4K
Valmiera
$860
22.8K
Rezekne
$831
26.5K
Ogre
$1088
22.9K

In North Macedonia

City Cost of living Population
Skopje
$760
527K
Tetovo
$570
142K
Bitola
$692
74.6K
Ohrid
$626
55.7K
Prilep
$534
66.2K
Kumanovo
$563
70.8K
Veles
$531
43.7K
Stip
$602
43.7K
Kavadarci
$576
32K
Strumica
$581
33.8K