Cost of living comparison
Riga is 4.1% cheaper than Lisbon.
If you lived in Riga instead of Lisbon, you would:
pay 17.3% less for restaurants
Lisbon
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
€13.94
|
$11.91
€10.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
€8.86
|
$8.12
€7.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
€1.79
|
$1.59
€1.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
€1.25
|
$1.17
€1.08
|
|
pay 7.6% less for groceries
Lisbon
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
€1.44
|
$1.45
€1.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.57
€5.12
|
$5.46
€5.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.94
€3.62
|
$4.69
€4.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.80
|
$2.74
€2.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.49
€3.21
|
$3.16
€2.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.98
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$1.02
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.03
|
$1.44
€1.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$0.38
€0.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.83
|
$0.48
€0.44
|
|
pay 9.2% less for transportation
Lisbon
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.52
€6.91
|
$6.87
€6.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.32
€39.82
|
$32.49
€29.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,489.61
€29,862.83
|
$26,803.93
€24,636.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.96
€9.16
|
$11.37
€10.45
|
|
pay 12.5% less for housing
Lisbon
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.79
€38.41
|
$16.37
€15.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,447.59
€1,330.55
|
$539.93
€496.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,009.53
€927.91
|
$363.88
€334.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$109.60
€100.73
|
$260.18
€239.14
|
|
pay 12.3% less for childcare
Lisbon
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$582.39
€535.30
|
$493.19
€453.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,607.20
€13,426.21
|
$13,245.77
€12,174.85
|
|
pay 21.0% more for entertainment and sports
Lisbon
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.25
€2.99
|
$4.87
€4.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
€2.29
|
$3.33
€3.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.96
€5.47
|
$5.33
€4.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.88
€40.34
|
$46.87
€43.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
€7.96
|
$10.83
€9.95
|
|
pay 9.4% more for clothing
Lisbon
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.44
€78.53
|
$85.73
€78.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.61
€34.57
|
$44.35
€40.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.28
€81.14
|
$92.66
€85.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.56
€98.87
|
$123.25
€113.29
|
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