Cost of living comparison
Riga is 4.3 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Riga instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 4.2 times more for restaurants
Egypt
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
EGP180.69
|
$11.91
€11.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.07
EGP192.50
|
$8.12
€7.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP15.75
|
$1.59
€1.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
EGP8.11
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for groceries
Egypt
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
EGP35.55
|
$1.45
€1.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
EGP84.24
|
$5.46
€5.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
EGP151.51
|
$4.69
€4.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
EGP69.78
|
$2.74
€2.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
EGP90.55
|
$3.16
€2.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
EGP26.96
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.03
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.66
|
$1.02
€0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.32
|
$1.44
€1.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP8.00
|
$0.38
€0.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
EGP13.71
|
$0.48
€0.44
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for transportation
Egypt
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.97
EGP45.84
|
$6.87
€6.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.76
EGP319.99
|
$32.49
€30.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,552.01
EGP1,303,807.68
|
$26,803.93
€24,867.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.26
EGP154.06
|
$11.37
€10.55
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for housing
Egypt
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.84
EGP371.00
|
$16.37
€15.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$212.64
EGP10,062.59
|
$539.93
€500.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.87
EGP6,855.39
|
$363.88
€337.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.98
EGP614.13
|
$260.18
€241.38
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for childcare
Egypt
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$70.10
EGP3,317.10
|
$493.19
€457.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,485.76
EGP117,630.12
|
$13,245.77
€12,288.76
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP83.06
|
$4.87
€4.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.32
EGP62.52
|
$3.33
€3.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP83.12
|
$5.33
€4.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.83
EGP890.87
|
$46.87
€43.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.80
EGP132.30
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Egypt
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.16
EGP859.56
|
$85.73
€79.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.59
EGP1,589.52
|
$44.35
€41.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.42
EGP4,373.57
|
$92.66
€85.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.97
EGP1,465.59
|
$123.25
€114.35
|
|
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