Cost of living comparison
Riga is 88.9% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Riga instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.26
THB82.52
|
$11.91
€11.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
THB202.14
|
$8.12
€7.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
THB23.04
|
$1.59
€1.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB12.77
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
pay 30.5% more for groceries
Thailand
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
THB50.30
|
$1.45
€1.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
THB291.33
|
$5.46
€5.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.00
THB219.22
|
$4.69
€4.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
THB70.20
|
$2.74
€2.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB39.24
|
$3.16
€2.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB43.52
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
THB17.66
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB28.88
|
$1.02
€0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB23.14
|
$1.44
€1.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
THB23.42
|
$0.38
€0.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
THB16.63
|
$0.48
€0.44
|
|
pay 35.2% more for transportation
Thailand
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB155.18
|
$6.87
€6.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.11
THB808.16
|
$32.49
€30.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,588.11
THB898,809.27
|
$26,803.93
€24,867.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.24
THB337.60
|
$11.37
€10.55
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Thailand
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.82
THB578.31
|
$16.37
€15.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$393.06
THB14,368.22
|
$539.93
€500.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.24
THB7,648.71
|
$363.88
€337.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.32
THB1,766.27
|
$260.18
€241.38
|
|
pay 38.9% more for childcare
Thailand
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$329.15
THB12,031.96
|
$493.19
€457.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,347.16
THB378,236.70
|
$13,245.77
€12,288.76
|
|
pay 79.0% more for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
THB68.47
|
$4.87
€4.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
THB66.19
|
$3.33
€3.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
THB128.56
|
$5.33
€4.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.67
THB1,706.12
|
$46.87
€43.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.45
THB199.30
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
|
pay 84.4% more for clothing
Thailand
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.16
THB1,248.87
|
$85.73
€79.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.70
THB976.09
|
$44.35
€41.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
THB2,777.54
|
$92.66
€85.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.99
THB2,266.08
|
$123.25
€114.35
|
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