Latvia vs Ukraine - Cost of Living Comparison

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Latvia Ukraine
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1163
$626
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2906
$1518
🏠 One person rent
$545
$293
🏘️ Family rent
$906
$484
🍽️ Food expenses
$429
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.2
$42.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1419
$447
💸 GDP per capita
$23409
$5389
😃 Human freedom index
8.51
5.87
❤️ Life expectancy
75.7
73.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
60
36
🌐 English speaking %
45.9%
51%
🎓 Higher education
72
62
😀 Quality of life
75
50
🏙️ Population
1.87M
37.9M

The average cost of living in Latvia ($1163) is 86% more expensive than in Ukraine ($626). Latvia ranked 74th vs 164th for Ukraine 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 0.7 months in Ukraine. Ranked 42nd and 95th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Latvia vs Ukraine

We calculate prices for Latvia and Ukraine as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 34 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 Ukraine
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$7.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.7
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.18
$5.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.24
$1.23
 Cappuccino
$3.7
$1.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.76
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$482
$324
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$968
$639
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$57.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$233
$88.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.5
$6.28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.36%
17.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2641
$1433
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1721
$834
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.53
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.2
$13.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.17
$5.04
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$1.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$8.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.26
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$7.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$2.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.88
$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.58
$4.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.8
$2.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.41
$3.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$2.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.22
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.1
$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$4.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$9.91
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.7
$4.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92
$79.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$500
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17173
$5486

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Cities Comparison in Latvia vs Ukraine

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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 Ukraine

City Cost of living Population
Kyiv
$882
2.95M
Kharkiv
$499
1.42M
Dnipro
$748
969K
Odesa
$635
1.01M
Donetsk
$528
902K
Lviv
$761
717K
Zaporizhia
$485
710K
Kryvyi Rih
$492
604K
Mykolaiv
$534
470K
Luhansk
$761
418K
Vinnytsia
$584
370K
Makiivka
$549
343K
Chernihiv
$500
287K
Cherkasy
$476
270K
Poltava
$490
283K
Mariupol
$529
250K
Chernivtsi
$574
265K
Horlivka
$639
257K
Khmelnytskyi
$546
274K
Sumy
$516
266K
Kamianske
$637
227K
Ivano-Frankivsk
$487
238K
Kherson
$414
279K
Zhytomyr
$562
262K
Rivne
$405
245K
Kremenchuk
$465
215K
Bila Tserkva
$487
209K
Kropyvnytskyi
$599
220K
Ternopil
$464
225K
Lutsk
$554
216K