Cost of living comparison
Riga is 1.4% more expensive than Athens.
If you lived in Riga instead of Athens, you would:
pay 12.1% more for restaurants
Athens
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.24
€15.07
|
$11.91
€11.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.75
€9.04
|
$8.12
€7.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
€1.97
|
$1.59
€1.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
pay 7.6% less for groceries
Athens
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.31
€1.22
|
$1.45
€1.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.88
€6.39
|
$5.46
€5.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.38
€5.91
|
$4.69
€4.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.72
€4.38
|
$2.74
€2.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.03
€4.67
|
$3.16
€2.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.82
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.56
|
$1.02
€0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$1.44
€1.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.54
|
$0.38
€0.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.48
€0.44
|
|
pay 6.3% less for transportation
Athens
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.66
€7.11
|
$6.87
€6.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€30.14
|
$32.49
€30.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,399.57
€25,419.96
|
$26,803.93
€24,867.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
€11.25
|
$11.37
€10.55
|
|
pay 9.5% less for housing
Athens
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.57
€30.22
|
$16.37
€15.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.26
€584.73
|
$539.93
€500.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$532.87
€494.37
|
$363.88
€337.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$165.03
€153.11
|
$260.18
€241.38
|
|
pay 14.8% more for childcare
Athens
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.99
€448.09
|
$493.19
€457.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,389.46
€9,638.82
|
$13,245.77
€12,288.76
|
|
pay 0.2% more for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.41
€5.02
|
$4.87
€4.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.36
|
$3.33
€3.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.62
|
$5.33
€4.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.52
€43.16
|
$46.87
€43.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
€9.04
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
|
pay 6.4% more for clothing
Athens
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.99
€83.49
|
$85.73
€79.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.83
€32.31
|
$44.35
€41.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.37
€88.48
|
$92.66
€85.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.71
€108.28
|
$123.25
€114.35
|
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