Cost of living comparison
Riga is 26.3% cheaper than Brussels.
If you lived in Riga instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 34.2% less for restaurants
Brussels
|
Riga
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.47
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
$7.70
€7.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.42
|
$1.41
€1.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
€2.38
|
$1.28
€1.20
|
|
pay 23.3% less for groceries
Brussels
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
€2.17
|
$1.33
€1.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.55
€7.08
|
$5.42
€5.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
€4.40
|
$5.49
€5.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
€3.28
|
$2.66
€2.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.96
€4.65
|
$3.48
€3.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$0.67
€0.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.74
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.09
|
$0.91
€0.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.27
|
$1.36
€1.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.42
€0.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.33
€0.31
|
|
pay 25.7% less for transportation
Brussels
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.71
€7.23
|
$7.79
€7.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.87
€50.53
|
$32.98
€30.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,778.41
|
$24,187.89
€22,685.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.76
€21.34
|
$10.66
€10.00
|
|
pay 31.1% less for housing
Brussels
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.77
€52.30
|
$19.82
€18.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,043.18
€978.36
|
$489.54
€459.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$873.71
€819.42
|
$337.47
€316.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.26
€154.05
|
$254.35
€238.54
|
|
pay 49.5% less for childcare
Brussels
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$944.84
€886.13
|
$404.77
€379.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,473.75
€22,953.10
|
$14,268.86
€13,382.28
|
|
pay 15.5% less for entertainment and sports
Brussels
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.16
|
$4.40
€4.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
€3.49
|
$3.01
€2.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
$4.95
€4.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.17
€32.04
|
$44.13
€41.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.37
|
$10.00
€9.38
|
|
pay 4.5% less for clothing
Brussels
|
Riga
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.22
€83.68
|
$71.46
€67.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.58
€30.56
|
$44.87
€42.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.94
€91.86
|
$77.12
€72.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.04
€123.84
|
$112.87
€105.86
|
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