Latvia vs Qatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Latvia Qatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1163
$2011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2906
$4394
🏠 One person rent
$545
$1359
🏘️ Family rent
$906
$2333
🍽️ Food expenses
$429
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.2
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1419
$2972
💸 GDP per capita
$23409
$76689
😃 Human freedom index
8.51
5.49
❤️ Life expectancy
75.7
82.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
60
58
🌐 English speaking %
45.9%
30%
🎓 Higher education
72
71
😀 Quality of life
75
80
🏙️ Population
1.87M
2.86M

The average cost of living in Latvia ($1163) is 42% less expensive than in Qatar ($2011). Latvia ranked 74th vs 21st for Qatar 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 1.5 months in Qatar. Ranked 42nd and 36th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Latvia vs Qatar

We calculate prices for Latvia and Qatar as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 2 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 Qatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$8.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.7
$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.18
$7.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.24
$11
 Cappuccino
$3.7
$6.17
🥤 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
$1588
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$1123
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$968
$3245
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$2331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$56.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$233
$87.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.5
$86.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.36%
6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2641
$4614
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1721
$3079
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.53
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.2
$32.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.17
$18.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.26
$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.88
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.58
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$3.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.8
$6.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.41
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$2.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.22
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.1
$135
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.7
$9.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$63.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$500
$769
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17173
$11279

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Cities Comparison in Latvia vs Qatar

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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 Qatar

City Cost of living Population
Doha
$2014
1.19M
Al Khor
$1923
31.5K