Cost of living comparison
Riga is 14.2% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Riga instead of Germany, you would:
pay 32.5% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.72
€12.64
|
$11.91
€10.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.38
|
$8.12
€7.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
€2.60
|
$1.59
€1.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.48
€2.29
|
$1.17
€1.08
|
|
pay 19.9% less for groceries
Germany
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
€1.95
|
$1.45
€1.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
€6.22
|
$5.46
€5.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
€3.91
|
$4.69
€4.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.55
€3.27
|
$2.74
€2.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.19
€6.63
|
$3.16
€2.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.16
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$1.02
€0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.28
|
$1.44
€1.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.66
|
$0.38
€0.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.48
€0.44
|
|
pay 26.1% less for transportation
Germany
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.16
€6.60
|
$6.87
€6.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.61
€50.34
|
$32.49
€29.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,249.82
€26,962.07
|
$26,803.93
€24,707.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.30
€21.48
|
$11.37
€10.48
|
|
pay 32.0% less for housing
Germany
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.15
€45.31
|
$16.37
€15.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$800.45
€737.84
|
$539.93
€497.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$616.33
€568.12
|
$363.88
€335.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$232.30
€214.13
|
$260.18
€239.83
|
|
pay 9.8% more for childcare
Germany
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$434.24
€400.27
|
$493.19
€454.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,512.98
€11,534.29
|
$13,245.77
€12,209.76
|
|
pay 2.3% less for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€3.99
|
$4.87
€4.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
€3.17
|
$3.33
€3.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.81
€8.12
|
$5.33
€4.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.42
€32.65
|
$46.87
€43.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.56
€11.58
|
$10.83
€9.98
|
|
pay 3.9% more for clothing
Germany
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.65
€77.11
|
$85.73
€79.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.29
€38.06
|
$44.35
€40.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.84
€82.81
|
$92.66
€85.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.25
€110.84
|
$123.25
€113.61
|
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