Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 35.6% cheaper than Riga.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Riga, you would:
pay 62.3% less for restaurants
Riga
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.32
|
$1.96
₫49,745
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.19
|
$4.91
₫124,446
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.32
|
$0.59
₫15,050
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.28
€1.20
|
$0.38
₫9,742
|
|
pay 1.3% more for groceries
Riga
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.24
|
$1.11
₫28,019
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.42
€5.06
|
$6.92
₫175,439
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
€5.12
|
$5.46
₫138,373
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
€2.49
|
$1.62
₫40,984
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
€3.25
|
$1.78
₫45,153
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$1.40
₫35,423
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.52
₫13,190
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.78
₫19,697
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.27
|
$0.49
₫12,527
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.39
|
$0.55
₫14,052
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
€0.31
|
$0.54
₫13,666
|
|
pay 25.2% less for transportation
Riga
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.79
€7.28
|
$4.05
₫102,671
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.81
|
$8.00
₫202,681
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,187.89
€22,594.05
|
$40,523.11
₫1,027,058,167
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.66
€9.96
|
$5.93
₫150,416
|
|
pay 48.2% less for housing
Riga
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.82
€18.51
|
$10.02
₫253,889
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.54
€457.29
|
$364.76
₫9,244,946
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$337.47
€315.23
|
$221.46
₫5,612,856
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.35
€237.59
|
$41.86
₫1,060,869
|
|
pay 36.5% less for childcare
Riga
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$404.77
€378.10
|
$226.70
₫5,745,824
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,268.86
€13,328.62
|
$10,132.35
₫256,804,485
|
|
pay 59.1% less for entertainment and sports
Riga
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.11
|
$0.94
₫23,725
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
€2.82
|
$1.86
₫47,187
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.62
|
$1.29
₫32,645
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.13
€41.22
|
$24.96
₫632,702
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
€9.35
|
$3.86
₫97,816
|
|
pay 19.1% less for clothing
Riga
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.46
€66.76
|
$33.66
₫853,166
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.87
€41.91
|
$29.49
₫747,439
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.12
€72.04
|
$90.06
₫2,282,507
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.87
€105.44
|
$106.00
₫2,686,525
|
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