Cost of living comparison
Russia is 41.1% cheaper than Riga.
If you lived in Russia instead of Riga, you would:
pay 47.1% less for restaurants
Riga
|
Russia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.32
|
$7.74
RUB721.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.19
|
$4.69
RUB436.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.32
|
$0.85
RUB78.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.28
€1.20
|
$0.41
RUB38.17
|
|
pay 32.3% less for groceries
Riga
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.24
|
$0.54
RUB49.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.42
€5.06
|
$4.40
RUB410.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
€5.12
|
$3.48
RUB323.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
€2.49
|
$1.27
RUB118.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
€3.25
|
$1.79
RUB166.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$0.62
RUB57.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.56
RUB52.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.66
RUB61.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.27
|
$1.03
RUB95.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.39
|
$0.30
RUB27.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
€0.31
|
$0.25
RUB23.57
|
|
pay 37.4% less for transportation
Riga
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.79
€7.28
|
$2.37
RUB221.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.81
|
$19.36
RUB1,803.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,187.89
€22,594.05
|
$31,226.85
RUB2,908,883.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.66
€9.96
|
$3.41
RUB317.42
|
|
pay 53.1% less for housing
Riga
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.82
€18.51
|
$6.56
RUB611.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.54
€457.29
|
$310.33
RUB28,908.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$337.47
€315.23
|
$214.38
RUB19,969.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.35
€237.59
|
$69.84
RUB6,506.29
|
|
pay 56.3% less for childcare
Riga
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$404.77
€378.10
|
$220.41
RUB20,531.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,268.86
€13,328.62
|
$4,693.93
RUB437,254.61
|
|
pay 50.0% less for entertainment and sports
Riga
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.11
|
$1.55
RUB144.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
€2.82
|
$1.73
RUB161.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.62
|
$2.23
RUB208.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.13
€41.22
|
$31.55
RUB2,939.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
€9.35
|
$4.06
RUB378.34
|
|
pay 11.5% less for clothing
Riga
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.46
€66.76
|
$62.85
RUB5,855.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.87
€41.91
|
$39.44
RUB3,674.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.12
€72.04
|
$79.13
RUB7,371.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.87
€105.44
|
$85.30
RUB7,946.18
|
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