Cost of living comparison
Riga is 48.7% cheaper than Bern.
If you lived in Riga instead of Bern, you would:
pay 61.0% less for restaurants
Bern
|
Riga
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.61
CHF25.03
|
$13.19
€12.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.56
CHF15.02
|
$7.70
€7.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.53
CHF4.11
|
$1.41
€1.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.17
CHF3.78
|
$1.28
€1.19
|
|
pay 51.5% less for groceries
Bern
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.04
CHF2.76
|
$1.33
€1.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.00
CHF11.79
|
$5.42
€5.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.74
CHF6.11
|
$5.49
€5.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.23
CHF5.65
|
$2.66
€2.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.94
CHF11.73
|
$3.48
€3.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.83
CHF1.66
|
$0.67
€0.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.40
CHF1.27
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
CHF1.50
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
CHF1.61
|
$1.36
€1.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
CHF0.96
|
$0.42
€0.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
CHF0.87
|
$0.33
€0.31
|
|
pay 42.5% less for transportation
Bern
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.07
CHF7.32
|
$7.79
€7.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$87.24
CHF79.08
|
$32.98
€30.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,128.56
CHF30,031.04
|
$24,187.89
€22,440.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$47.04
CHF42.64
|
$10.66
€9.89
|
|
pay 46.0% less for housing
Bern
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.37
CHF48.38
|
$19.82
€18.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,345.22
CHF1,219.44
|
$489.54
€454.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,006.60
CHF912.48
|
$337.47
€313.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$232.88
CHF211.11
|
$254.35
€235.97
|
|
pay 66.8% less for childcare
Bern
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,355.81
CHF2,135.54
|
$404.77
€375.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,987.49
CHF26,277.16
|
$14,268.86
€13,237.93
|
|
pay 42.8% less for entertainment and sports
Bern
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.90
CHF6.26
|
$4.40
€4.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.21
CHF4.72
|
$3.01
€2.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.94
CHF9.01
|
$4.95
€4.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.38
CHF57.46
|
$44.13
€40.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.09
CHF20.02
|
$10.00
€9.28
|
|
pay 30.1% less for clothing
Bern
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$116.44
CHF105.55
|
$71.46
€66.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.69
CHF45.05
|
$44.87
€41.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$135.27
CHF122.63
|
$77.12
€71.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$159.33
CHF144.44
|
$112.87
€104.72
|
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