Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 53.3% more expensive than Riga.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Riga, you would:
pay 29.4% more for restaurants
Riga
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.32
|
$16.63
€15.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.19
|
$9.41
€8.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.32
|
$2.04
€1.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.28
€1.20
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
pay 27.5% more for groceries
Riga
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.24
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.42
€5.06
|
$4.31
€4.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
€5.12
|
$4.75
€4.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
€2.49
|
$3.01
€2.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
€3.25
|
$3.87
€3.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$1.15
€1.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.27
|
$1.22
€1.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.39
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
€0.31
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 84.5% more for transportation
Riga
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.79
€7.28
|
$7.64
€7.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.81
|
$113.76
€106.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,187.89
€22,594.05
|
$32,407.58
€30,272.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.66
€9.96
|
$17.14
€16.01
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Riga
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.82
€18.51
|
$52.84
€49.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.54
€457.29
|
$1,291.60
€1,206.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$337.47
€315.23
|
$1,147.51
€1,071.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.35
€237.59
|
$156.48
€146.17
|
|
pay 40.8% more for childcare
Riga
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$404.77
€378.10
|
$893.73
€834.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,268.86
€13,328.62
|
$8,678.25
€8,106.41
|
|
pay 63.2% more for entertainment and sports
Riga
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.11
|
$5.53
€5.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
€2.82
|
$3.60
€3.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.62
|
$15.83
€14.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.13
€41.22
|
$59.94
€55.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
€9.35
|
$11.50
€10.74
|
|
pay 5.0% less for clothing
Riga
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.46
€66.76
|
$76.22
€71.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.87
€41.91
|
$37.26
€34.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.12
€72.04
|
$85.01
€79.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.87
€105.44
|
$90.50
€84.54
|
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