Latvia vs Rwanda - Cost of Living Comparison

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Latvia Rwanda
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1069
$649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2640
$1568
🏠 One person rent
$516
$309
🏘️ Family rent
$862
$525
🍽️ Food expenses
$372
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.7
$66.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1129
$265
💸 GDP per capita
$21780
$966
😃 Human freedom index
8.45
5.89
❤️ Life expectancy
73.3
66.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
60
53
🌐 English speaking %
45.9%
15%
🎓 Higher education
72
15
😀 Quality of life
72
30
🏙️ Population
1.88M
13.2M

The average cost of living in Latvia ($1069) is 65% more expensive than in Rwanda ($649). Latvia ranked 71st vs 145th for Rwanda 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 0.4 months in Rwanda. Ranked 41st and 146th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Latvia vs Rwanda

We calculate prices for Latvia and Rwanda as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 8 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 Rwanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.53
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.6
$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$6.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.51
$0.97
 Cappuccino
$3.24
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.59
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$396
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$759
$747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$397
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$24
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$270
$36.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.6
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
17.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2345
$13206
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1494
$790
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.34
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$19.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.73
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$4.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$5.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$3.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.21
$8.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.9
$1.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.44
$5.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.23
$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.1
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.76
$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.1
$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$3.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.5
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15
$1.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.8
$21.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89
$28.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$436
$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13543
$6395

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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 Rwanda

City Cost of living Population
Kigali
$677
1.16M
Gisenyi
$572
137K
Ruhengeri
$575
59.3K
Butare
$458
50.2K
Byumba
$599
34.5K
Cyangugu
$554
27.4K
Nyanza
$539
25.4K
Kibuye
$566
12.3K