Cost of living comparison
Riga is 51.9% more expensive than Kingston.
If you lived in Riga instead of Kingston, you would:
pay 43.1% more for restaurants
Kingston
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.40
JMD994.89
|
$11.91
€10.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.68
JMD1,193.87
|
$8.12
€7.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
JMD192.09
|
$1.59
€1.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
JMD120.15
|
$1.17
€1.08
|
|
pay 40.9% less for groceries
Kingston
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.26
JMD507.05
|
$1.45
€1.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.03
JMD1,093.64
|
$5.46
€5.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$16.07
JMD2,499.55
|
$4.69
€4.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.39
JMD683.35
|
$2.74
€2.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
JMD505.78
|
$3.16
€2.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.39
JMD371.13
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.41
JMD220.05
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.86
JMD289.49
|
$1.02
€0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
JMD190.14
|
$1.44
€1.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
JMD176.21
|
$0.38
€0.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
JMD156.95
|
$0.48
€0.44
|
|
pay 19.1% less for transportation
Kingston
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
JMD791.54
|
$6.87
€6.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.38
JMD5,969.34
|
$32.49
€29.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,822.25
JMD6,815,000.61
|
$26,803.93
€24,689.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.55
JMD4,128.80
|
$11.37
€10.47
|
|
pay 1.6% less for housing
Kingston
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.43
JMD7,531.87
|
$16.37
€15.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.08
JMD113,692.85
|
$539.93
€497.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$447.17
JMD69,541.86
|
$363.88
€335.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.20
JMD19,780.77
|
$260.18
€239.65
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Kingston
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.63
JMD40,375.98
|
$493.19
€454.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,149.53
JMD334,283.24
|
$13,245.77
€12,200.77
|
|
pay 6.0% more for entertainment and sports
Kingston
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.24
JMD348.21
|
$4.87
€4.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.89
JMD604.44
|
$3.33
€3.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.96
JMD1,392.85
|
$5.33
€4.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.56
JMD11,284.55
|
$46.87
€43.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.56
JMD1,641.57
|
$10.83
€9.98
|
|
pay 72.5% more for clothing
Kingston
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.99
JMD5,596.26
|
$85.73
€78.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.19
JMD4,539.19
|
$44.35
€40.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.74
JMD11,156.99
|
$92.66
€85.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.20
JMD11,228.05
|
$123.25
€113.53
|
|
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