Cost of living comparison
Riga is 22.3% more expensive than Bucharest.
If you lived in Riga instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 1.6% less for restaurants
Bucharest
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.06
RON51.11
|
$13.19
€12.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.97
RON27.60
|
$7.70
€7.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
RON8.67
|
$1.41
€1.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
RON8.45
|
$1.28
€1.19
|
|
pay 8.7% more for groceries
Bucharest
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
RON5.36
|
$1.33
€1.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.39
RON20.30
|
$5.42
€5.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.94
RON32.05
|
$5.49
€5.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
RON14.94
|
$2.66
€2.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.90
RON13.42
|
$3.48
€3.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
RON2.43
|
$0.67
€0.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
RON3.43
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
RON3.28
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
RON4.47
|
$1.36
€1.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
RON1.93
|
$0.42
€0.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
RON2.02
|
$0.33
€0.31
|
|
pay 48.6% more for transportation
Bucharest
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.01
RON27.76
|
$7.79
€7.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.69
RON81.77
|
$32.98
€30.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,329.82
RON112,435.42
|
$24,187.89
€22,440.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.96
RON27.56
|
$10.66
€9.89
|
|
pay 58.6% more for housing
Bucharest
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.46
RON43.74
|
$19.82
€18.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.31
RON2,353.67
|
$489.54
€454.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.17
RON1,650.57
|
$337.47
€313.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.55
RON501.63
|
$254.35
€235.97
|
|
pay 17.5% more for childcare
Bucharest
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.58
RON2,350.32
|
$404.77
€375.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,180.57
RON42,426.17
|
$14,268.86
€13,237.93
|
|
pay 19.0% more for entertainment and sports
Bucharest
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.47
RON11.40
|
$4.40
€4.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.90
RON13.40
|
$3.01
€2.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.53
RON25.55
|
$4.95
€4.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.02
RON217.30
|
$44.13
€40.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.74
RON35.77
|
$10.00
€9.28
|
|
pay 5.2% more for clothing
Bucharest
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.25
RON333.90
|
$71.46
€66.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.02
RON194.21
|
$44.87
€41.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.44
RON357.89
|
$77.12
€71.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
RON452.07
|
$112.87
€104.72
|
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