Cost of living comparison
Germany is 31.0% more expensive than Riga.
If you lived in Germany instead of Riga, you would:
pay 57.4% more for restaurants
Riga
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.91
€11.05
|
$13.72
€12.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.12
€7.54
|
$10.18
€9.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.47
|
$2.83
€2.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
€1.09
|
$2.48
€2.30
|
|
pay 39.0% more for groceries
Riga
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
€1.35
|
$2.11
€1.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.46
€5.07
|
$6.75
€6.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
€4.35
|
$4.24
€3.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.54
|
$3.55
€3.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
€2.93
|
$7.19
€6.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$1.26
€1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.94
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
€1.34
|
$1.39
€1.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.35
|
$0.72
€0.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
pay 46.6% more for transportation
Riga
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.87
€6.37
|
$7.16
€6.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€30.14
|
$54.61
€50.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,803.93
€24,867.35
|
$29,249.82
€27,136.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.37
€10.55
|
$23.30
€21.62
|
|
pay 76.8% more for housing
Riga
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.37
€15.18
|
$49.15
€45.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$539.93
€500.92
|
$800.45
€742.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.88
€337.59
|
$616.33
€571.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$260.18
€241.38
|
$232.30
€215.52
|
|
pay 8.8% less for childcare
Riga
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$493.19
€457.56
|
$434.24
€402.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,245.77
€12,288.76
|
$12,512.98
€11,608.92
|
|
pay 9.8% more for entertainment and sports
Riga
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.87
€4.52
|
$4.33
€4.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.09
|
$3.44
€3.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.33
€4.95
|
$8.81
€8.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.87
€43.49
|
$35.42
€32.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€10.05
|
$12.56
€11.65
|
|
pay 3.7% less for clothing
Riga
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.73
€79.54
|
$83.65
€77.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.35
€41.15
|
$41.29
€38.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.66
€85.96
|
$89.84
€83.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.25
€114.35
|
$120.25
€111.56
|
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