Latvia vs United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Latvia United States
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1163
$2515
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2906
$5738
🏠 One person rent
$545
$1593
🏘️ Family rent
$906
$2641
🍽️ Food expenses
$429
$654
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.2
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1419
$4433
💸 GDP per capita
$23409
$84534
😃 Human freedom index
8.51
8.71
❤️ Life expectancy
75.7
78.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
60
64
🌐 English speaking %
45.9%
95.3%
🎓 Higher education
72
100
😀 Quality of life
75
88
🏙️ Population
1.87M
340M

The average cost of living in Latvia ($1163) is 54% less expensive than in the United States ($2515). Latvia ranked 74th vs 10th for the United States 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 1.8 months in the United States. Ranked 42nd and 21st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Latvia vs the United States

We calculate prices for Latvia and the United States as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 2202 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 United States
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.7
$78.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.18
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.24
$6.36
 Cappuccino
$3.7
$5.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.76
$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$482
$1682
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$1341
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$968
$3111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$233
$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.5
$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.36%
6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2641
$4955
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1721
$3526
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.53
$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.2
$70.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.17
$17.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$3.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$4.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$4.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.26
$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$5.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$4.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.88
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.58
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.8
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.41
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$6.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$4.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.22
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.1
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$123
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.7
$22.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$55.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92
$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$500
$1517
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17173
$21058

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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 the United States

City Cost of living Population
New York City
$4207
8.8M
Los Angeles
$3378
3.9M
Chicago
$2822
2.75M
Houston
$2265
2.3M
San Diego
$3507
1.39M
Philadelphia
$2597
1.6M
Phoenix
$2357
1.61M
San Francisco
$4040
874K
Dallas
$2461
1.3M
San Antonio
$2063
1.43M
San Jose
$3962
1.01M
Seattle
$3154
737K
Austin
$2444
962K
Boston
$3638
676K
Washington
$3306
690K
Hempstead
$2697
793K
Fort Worth
$2219
919K
Charlotte
$2403
875K
Indianapolis
$2374
888K
Jacksonville
$2224
950K
Columbus
$2127
906K
Denver
$2791
716K
Portland
$2738
653K
Nashville
$2477
689K
Atlanta
$2617
499K
Oklahoma City
$1922
681K
Las Vegas
$2407
642K
Baltimore
$2234
586K
Sacramento
$2846
525K
Oakland
$3212
441K