Latvia vs Russia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Latvia Russia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1069
$652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2640
$1669
🏠 One person rent
$516
$310
🏘️ Family rent
$862
$594
🍽️ Food expenses
$372
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.7
$51
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1129
$632
💸 GDP per capita
$21780
$15271
😃 Human freedom index
8.45
5.81
❤️ Life expectancy
73.3
69.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
60
26
🌐 English speaking %
45.9%
3.5%
🎓 Higher education
72
85
😀 Quality of life
72
44
🏙️ Population
1.88M
147M

The average cost of living in Latvia ($1069) is 64% more expensive than in Russia ($652). Latvia ranked 71st vs 143rd for Russia 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 1 months in Russia. Ranked 41st and 107th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Latvia vs Russia

We calculate prices for Latvia and Russia as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 122 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 Russia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.53
$6.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.6
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.51
$1.94
 Cappuccino
$3.24
$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.59
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$358
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$759
$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$450
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$270
$80.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.6
$5.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2345
$2325
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1494
$1510
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.34
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.73
$5.49
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$8.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.21
$6.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.9
$2.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.44
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.23
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.1
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.76
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.1
$29.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.5
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.8
$63.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89
$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$436
$262
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13543
$6135

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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 Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1021
12.5M
Saint Petersburg
$811
5.38M
Yekaterinburg
$676
1.47M
Novosibirsk
$657
1.63M
Nizhny Novgorod
$596
1.25M
Kazan
$646
1.24M
Rostov-on-Don
$601
1.14M
Ufa
$547
1.12M
Chelyabinsk
$467
1.2M
Samara
$623
1.17M
Krasnoyarsk
$634
1.08M
Voronezh
$420
1.05M
Krasnodar
$553
949K
Omsk
$402
1.17M
Perm
$537
1.05M
Tyumen
$636
745K
Volgograd
$505
1M
Saratov
$513
845K
Sevastopol
$628
522K
Surgut
$614
396K
Vladivostok
$765
597K
Kemerovo
$487
559K
Khabarovsk
$623
616K
Balashikha
$645
468K
Irkutsk
$607
624K
Izhevsk
$567
646K
Naberezhnye Chelny
$501
534K
Yaroslavl
$496
601K
Orenburg
$494
565K
Yakutsk
$696
312K