Cost of living comparison
Riga is 10.7% more expensive than Budapest.
If you lived in Riga instead of Budapest, you would:
pay 14.6% more for restaurants
Budapest
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
HUF3,678.88
|
$13.19
€12.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.26
HUF2,627.77
|
$7.70
€7.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
HUF488.19
|
$1.41
€1.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
HUF393.75
|
$1.28
€1.19
|
|
pay 11.1% less for groceries
Budapest
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
HUF552.46
|
$1.33
€1.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.36
HUF2,301.13
|
$5.42
€5.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.36
HUF1,939.91
|
$5.49
€5.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.33
HUF1,206.82
|
$2.66
€2.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
HUF913.48
|
$3.48
€3.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
HUF266.99
|
$0.67
€0.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
HUF330.13
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
HUF327.33
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
HUF622.40
|
$1.36
€1.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
HUF199.00
|
$0.42
€0.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
HUF224.40
|
$0.33
€0.31
|
|
pay 0.1% more for transportation
Budapest
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.24
HUF2,620.64
|
$7.79
€7.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.59
HUF9,985.52
|
$32.98
€30.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,243.49
HUF10,223,295.39
|
$24,187.89
€22,462.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.20
HUF4,414.65
|
$10.66
€9.90
|
|
pay 22.2% more for housing
Budapest
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.52
HUF5,616.48
|
$19.82
€18.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$581.19
HUF210,373.51
|
$489.54
€454.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$442.56
HUF160,194.30
|
$337.47
€313.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$126.71
HUF45,863.68
|
$254.35
€236.20
|
|
pay 19.4% more for childcare
Budapest
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$410.75
HUF148,680.90
|
$404.77
€375.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,178.42
HUF3,684,283.07
|
$14,268.86
€13,250.77
|
|
pay 26.5% more for entertainment and sports
Budapest
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
HUF840.89
|
$4.40
€4.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.11
HUF765.16
|
$3.01
€2.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.10
HUF2,207.33
|
$4.95
€4.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.92
HUF19,518.12
|
$44.13
€40.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.26
HUF2,627.77
|
$10.00
€9.29
|
|
pay 3.1% more for clothing
Budapest
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.06
HUF29,341.56
|
$71.46
€66.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.35
HUF13,520.83
|
$44.87
€41.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.29
HUF30,510.09
|
$77.12
€71.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.12
HUF36,242.18
|
$112.87
€104.82
|
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