Latvia vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Latvia Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1163
$973
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2906
$2438
🏠 One person rent
$545
$461
🏘️ Family rent
$906
$775
🍽️ Food expenses
$429
$361
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.2
$47.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1419
$1159
💸 GDP per capita
$23409
$20080
😃 Human freedom index
8.51
8.06
❤️ Life expectancy
75.7
76.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
60
45
🌐 English speaking %
45.9%
31%
🎓 Higher education
72
71
😀 Quality of life
75
71
🏙️ Population
1.87M
19.1M

The average cost of living in Latvia ($1163) is 20% more expensive than in Romania ($973). Latvia ranked 74th vs 103rd for Romania 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 1.2 months in Romania. Ranked 42nd and 48th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Latvia vs Romania

We calculate prices for Latvia and Romania as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 47 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 Romania
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.7
$50.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.18
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.24
$2.8
 Cappuccino
$3.7
$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.76
$2.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$482
$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$968
$857
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$99.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$233
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.5
$9.73
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.36%
7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2641
$2815
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1721
$1875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.53
$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.2
$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.17
$7.27
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$3.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$9.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.26
$6.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$2.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.88
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.58
$6.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.8
$6.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.41
$7.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.22
$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.1
$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$8.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.7
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$74.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92
$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$500
$590
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17173
$10186

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Cities Comparison in Latvia vs Romania

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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 Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$1138
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$1243
287K
Timisoara
$1029
251K
Iasi
$1042
272K
Brasov
$1150
238K
Constanta
$1132
264K
Craiova
$983
234K
Galati
$950
218K
Ploiesti
$926
181K
Oradea
$894
183K
Sibiu
$840
134K
Braila
$871
155K
Bacau
$773
136K
Targu Mures
$795
116K
Pitesti
$970
141K
Arad
$734
145K
Suceava
$873
120K
Piatra Neamt
$740
79.7K
Buzau
$831
103K
Botosani
$869
90K
Baia Mare
$755
109K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$759
79.9K
Bistrita
$737
78.9K
Ramnicu Valcea
$826
93.2K
Targu Jiu
$844
73.5K
Satu Mare
$777
91.5K
Vaslui
$871
63K
Alba Iulia
$800
64.2K
Targoviste
$800
67K
Giurgiu
$956
54.6K