Cost of Living in
Latvia

Cost of living	One person	Family of 4
Total with rent	$1040	$2203
Without rent	$568	$1789
Rent & Utilities	$593.39	$1035.05
Food	$319	$1094
Transport	$59.12	$171.01
Monthly salary after tax	$1253.97
Human freedom index	7.62
Life expectancy	89.42
English speaking %	41.81%
Population	1.9M

The cost of living in Latvia is $1040, which is 1.01 times less expensive than the world average. Latvia is ranked 74th out of 208 countries by cost of living .

The average salary after taxes in Latvia is $1253.97, which is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months.

Latvia

We calculate prices for Latvia as a population-weighted mean of 27 cities. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Cost of living	One person	Rank
Total with rent	$1040	74 / 208
Without rent	$568	75 / 208
Rent & Utilities	$593.39	61 / 208
Food	$319	100 / 208
Transport	$59.12	121 / 208

Rent & Utilities
1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	536$
Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	355.84$
3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	814.04$
Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	646.88$
Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	185.74$
Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	314.17$
Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	14.77$
Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.08$
Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	1834$
House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	1386$

Eating Out
Lunch Menu	8.94$
Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	59.79$
Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	6.24$
Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	5.5$
Cappuccino	3.27$
Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	1.73$

Transportation
Local transport ticket	1.31$
Monthly ticket local transport	41.1$
Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	9.62$
Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	1.68$

Groceries
Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	1.03$
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	1.43$
Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	2.36$
Eggs, x12	3.16$
Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	12.03$
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	8.57$
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	9.11$
Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.21$
Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.89$
Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	2.79$
Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	3.17$
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	0.88$
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	0.91$
Water, 1 L or 1 qt	0.64$
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	2.61$
Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	9.51$
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	1.52$
Cigarette pack	4.88$
Cold medicince, 1 week	8.13$
Hair Shampoo	4.6$
Toilet paper, 4 rolls	2.28$
Toothpaste, 1 tube	3.13$

Other

Gym Membership, 1 month	50.07$
Cinema Ticket, 1 person	9.67$
Doctor's visit	36.56$
Haircut, simple	15.82$
Brand Jeans	77.08$
Brand Sneakers	79.18$
Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	489.96$
International Primary School, 1 year	15507$

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living in Cities by population

States ranked from the most expensive to the cheapest ones

Rank	State	Cost of living
1	Vidzeme	$1328
2	Riga Planning Region	$1287
3	Jurmala	$1274
4	Zemgale	$1212
5	Latgale	$1078
6	Kurzeme	$994
7	Preili	$984
8	Madona	$982
9	Ogre	$979
10	Dobele	$976
11	Jekabpils	$974
12	Valmiera	$967
13	Aizkraukle	$964
14	Liepaja	$962
15	Riga (Latvia)	$915
16	Daugavpils	$885
17	Ventspils	$869
18	Gulbene	$825
19	Rezekne	$817
20	Jelgava	$812
21	Talsi	$803
22	Kraslava	$789
23	Aluksne	$771
24	Monaco	$7654
25	Santa Barbara Province	$3469
26	Singapore	$3385
27	Neuchatel	$3164
28	Ile-de-France	$2736
29	Zurich	$2715
30	California	$2710
31	Queretaro	$2187
32	United States	$2149
33	Baden-Wurttemberg	$2044
34	Aland	$2038
35	Ostergotland	$1978
36	Provence-Alpes-Cote dAzur	$1921
37	Hoki	$1897
38	Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes	$1891
39	Liege	$1878
40	Plzen	$1831
41	South Pyongan	$1816
42	Hokkaido	$1802
43	Tras-os-Montes e Alto Douro	$1703
44	Nampo	$1690
45	Jonkoping	$1661
46	Rikuchu	$1633
47	Sancti Spiritus	$1578
48	Caceres	$1564
49	Holguin	$1508
50	Usti nad Labem	$1462
51	Cadiz	$1459
52	Orebro	$1456
53	Kavala	$1444
54	Limon	$1428
55	Al Bahah	$1394
56	Colon (Panama)	$1391
57	Zlin	$1388
58	Vastmanland	$1381
59	Omi	$1355
60	Tacuarembo	$1343
61	Siauliai County	$1329
62	Ahuachapan	$1327
63	Shimosa	$1324
64	Ciego de Avila	$1316
65	Tokai	$1300
66	Xanthi	$1280
67	Dembeni	$1275
68	Panama	$1271
69	Bayamon	$1269
70	Paysandu	$1264
71	Usulutan	$1259
72	Zilina	$1252
73	Hyuga	$1251
74	Guantanamo	$1238
75	Panama	$1234
76	Ioannina	$1231
77	Igdir	$1230
78	Panama Oeste	$1230
79	San-Pedro	$1203
80	Klaipeda	$1201
81	Tillaberi	$1200
82	Etchu	$1194
83	Vlore	$1194
84	Constanta	$1189
85	Kai	$1170
86	Pinar del Rio	$1161
87	Riga Planning Region	$1154
88	Camaguey	$1149
89	San Pedro de Macoris	$1138
90	Lodz	$1132
91	Chania	$1130
92	Causeni	$1128
93	Presov	$1128
94	Calarasi (Moldova)	$1117
95	Kermanshah	$1116
96	Franche-Comte	$1113
97	Yoro	$1112
98	Tekirdag	$1111
99	Zambezia	$1107
100	Bahia	$1102
101	Setubal	$1097
102	Drama	$1085
103	Kastoria	$1081
104	Suo	$1080
105	Balikesir	$1075
106	Thies	$1074
107	Trencin	$1063
108	Serres	$1060
109	Dubasari	$1050
110	Rethymno	$1045
111	Equateur	$1036
112	Espirito Santo	$1034
113	Suchitepequez	$1030
114	Haut-Uele	$1027
115	Gabu	$1019
116	Straseni	$1015
117	Brasov	$1014
118	Goias	$1013
119	Boke	$1007
120	Mexico	$1007
121	Totomi	$995
122	Siauliai	$994
123	Colon (Cuba)	$992
124	Banska Bystrica	$983
125	Panevezys	$969
126	Iasi	$963
127	Sao Paulo	$961
128	Kozuke	$956
129	Klaipeda County	$952
130	Izmir	$949
131	Osumi	$945
132	Kutahya	$934
133	Quilpue	$930
134	Hradec Kralove	$929
135	Kasai	$920
136	Kasai-Oriental	$919
137	Gueckedou	$918
138	Michoacan	$908
139	Eskisehir	$906
140	Extreme-Nord	$900
141	Solola	$897
142	Timis	$890
143	Bafata	$878
144	Kahramanmaras	$878
145	Usak	$877
146	Guatemala	$876
147	Uige	$872
148	Dien Bien	$871
149	Estado de Mexico	$864
150	Yucatan	$864
151	Durres	$856
152	Guaira	$856
153	Municipality of Chisinau	$854
154	Diyarbakir	$850
155	Cotui	$846
156	Ceara	$845
157	Francisco Morazan	$845
158	Botosani	$841
159	Esteli	$838
160	Buzau	$834
161	Botosani	$829
162	Forecariah	$826
163	Kirikkale	$816
164	Maan	$816
165	San Luis Potosi	$814
166	Boyaca	$812
167	Tucuman	$812
168	Caras-Severin	$810
169	Neuquen	$806
170	Bekes	$799
171	Hoki Province	$787
172	Adiyaman	$779
173	Arges	$779
174	Neamt	$777
175	Raska	$771
176	Atlantico	$768
177	Marijampole	$762
178	Para	$756
179	Gyor-Moson-Sopron	$755
180	Ialomita	$751
181	Veszprem	$751
182	Wasit	$751
183	Huila	$747
184	Sirvan	$747
185	Canakkale	$743
186	Aydin	$733
187	Elazig	$730
188	Chisinau	$726
189	Nuevo Leon	$720
190	Shkoder	$718
191	Korce	$710
192	Khuzestan	$708
193	Copiapo	$705
194	Bazega	$694
195	Curico	$692
196	Hamadan	$689
197	Mures	$683
198	Passore	$680
199	Braila	$675
200	Oueme	$671
201	Bistrita-Nasaud	$669
202	Iasi	$668
203	Djibouti	$666
204	Rezekne	$664
205	Laayoune	$660
206	Nghe An	$657
207	Awash	$655
208	Elazig	$650
209	Leon (Nicaragua)	$648
210	Gilan	$644
211	Meknes	$634
212	Mures	$633
213	Khenifra	$631
214	Tuyen Quang	$628
215	Bacau	$624
216	Paraguari	$622
217	Caras-Severin	$620
218	Piaui	$620
219	Binh Phuoc	$612
220	Osh	$608
221	Chuy Province	$607
222	Vinh Long	$607
223	Anse-a-Veau	$604
224	Dambovita	$604
225	Medias	$602
226	Koulpelogo	$595
227	Anosy	$594
228	Rio San Juan	$590
229	Bac Lieu	$587
230	Ninh Thuan	$585
231	Setif	$582
232	Duzce	$573
233	Ain Beida	$572
234	North Ossetia-Alania	$572
235	Agri	$569
236	Maramures	$569
237	Al Mahwit	$568
238	Hau Giang	$567
239	Dak Lak	$566
240	Al Hoceima	$562
241	Nis	$561
242	Sidi Bel Abbes	$553
243	Cadiz	$542
244	Valcea	$542
245	Kelaat Sraghna	$539
246	Bac Giang	$536
247	Soc Trang	$535
248	Miragoane	$533
249	Bechar	$531
250	Menaka	$525
251	Ba Ria-Vung Tau	$522
252	Karbala	$522
253	Lere	$516
254	Stavropol	$514
255	Yen Bai	$513
256	Kirklareli	$512
257	Hajjah	$507
258	Son La	$502
259	San Andres	$500
260	Inezgane-Ait Melloul	$498
261	Sadah	$495
262	Dhaka	$489
263	Sale	$489
264	Corum	$484
265	Concepcion (Paraguay)	$482
266	Binh Dinh	$480
267	Oulmes	$480
268	Caaguazu	$478
269	Arta	$476
270	Dong Nai	$473
271	Lang Son	$470
272	Salar	$470
273	Kenitra	$467
274	Quang Tri	$466
275	Ayni	$465
276	Dong Thap	$463
277	Narino	$462
278	Maharashtra	$461
279	Quang Ninh	$453
280	Nam Dinh	$448
281	Ain Temouchent	$444
282	Thanh Hoa	$444
283	Sanaa	$443
284	MSila	$441
285	Binh Duong	$438
286	Homs	$436
287	Khemisset	$435
288	Medenine	$433
289	Ca Mau	$431
290	Kebili	$431
291	Thua Thien Hue	$431
292	Beni Mellal-Khenifra	$429
293	Ain Defla	$426
294	Mazandaran	$426
295	Binh Thuan	$424
296	Tamba	$423
297	Jaen (Peru)	$422
298	Tetouan	$414
299	Al Bayda	$412
300	Ysyk-Kol	$411
301	Tebessa	$409
302	Bejaia	$405
303	Misratah	$399
304	Baghlan	$398
305	El Kelaa des Sraghna	$398
306	Daharia	$393
307	Al Bayda	$390
308	San Joaquin	$389
309	Tay Ninh	$389
310	Bordj Bou Arreridj	$384
311	Kien Giang	$381
312	Saida	$381
313	Gabes	$377
314	Kosice	$372
315	Sabha	$365
316	Bihar	$363
317	Kien Giang	$363
318	Quang Nam	$363
319	Samana	$360
320	Medea	$333
321	Ben Tre	$324
322	Naama	$302