Latvia vs Tanzania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Latvia Tanzania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1157
$654
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2918
$1678
🏠 One person rent
$540
$292
🏘️ Family rent
$902
$453
🍽️ Food expenses
$431
$216
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.5
$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1392
$100
💸 GDP per capita
$23409
$1187
😃 Human freedom index
8.51
6.53
❤️ Life expectancy
75.7
67
👮 Corruption perceptions index
60
40
🌐 English speaking %
45.9%
21.7%
🎓 Higher education
72
53
😀 Quality of life
75
34
🏙️ Population
1.87M
68.6M

The average cost of living in Latvia ($1157) is 77% more expensive than in Tanzania ($654). Latvia ranked 72nd vs 159th for Tanzania 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 0.2 months in Tanzania. Ranked 42nd and 141st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Latvia vs Tanzania

We calculate prices for Latvia and Tanzania 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 Tanzania
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.1
$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.1
$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.69
$8.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$1.04
 Cappuccino
$3.59
$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.64
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$485
$434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$332
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$914
$929
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$39.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$242
$61
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$36.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.27%
16.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2560
$1458
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1757
$3706
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.51
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.9
$14.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$12.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.55
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$9.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.14
$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$4.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.36
$6.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.58
$3.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.25
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$3.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.2
$14.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.7
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$580
$524
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17677
$10975

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Cities Comparison in Latvia vs Tanzania

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Latvia

City Cost of living Population
Riga
$1254
595K
Daugavpils
$938
78.1K
Jelgava
$893
54.8K
Liepaja
$1040
67.4K
Jurmala
$1374
52K
Ventspils
$932
32.7K
Valmiera
$938
22.8K
Rezekne
$835
26.4K
Jekabpils
$895
21K
Ogre
$1000
22.8K

In Tanzania

City Cost of living Population
Dar es Salaam
$735
4.72M
Mwanza
$613
706K
Zanzibar
$586
710K
Mbeya
$463
542K
Morogoro
$417
471K
Arusha
$618
416K
Tanga
$533
221K
Dodoma
$495
214K
Moshi
$540
145K
Stone Town
$546
18K