Cost of living comparison
Riga is 12.0% more expensive than Greece.
If you lived in Riga instead of Greece, you would:
pay 14.9% more for restaurants
Greece
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.71
€11.87
|
$13.19
€12.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.10
€7.56
|
$7.70
€7.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.86
|
$1.41
€1.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$1.28
€1.20
|
|
pay 1.3% more for groceries
Greece
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
$1.33
€1.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
€4.64
|
$5.42
€5.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.63
€5.26
|
$5.49
€5.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
€3.56
|
$2.66
€2.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.64
€3.40
|
$3.48
€3.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.67
€0.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.58
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$1.36
€1.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.42
€0.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.45
|
$0.33
€0.31
|
|
pay 9.6% less for transportation
Greece
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.80
€8.22
|
$7.79
€7.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.24
€37.59
|
$32.98
€30.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,158.38
€20,698.28
|
$24,187.89
€22,594.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.03
€12.17
|
$10.66
€9.96
|
|
pay 3.2% more for housing
Greece
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.83
€32.54
|
$19.82
€18.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.23
€400.95
|
$489.54
€457.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$358.56
€334.93
|
$337.47
€315.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$172.07
€160.73
|
$254.35
€237.59
|
|
pay 65.5% more for childcare
Greece
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.10
€318.63
|
$404.77
€378.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,725.16
€6,282.01
|
$14,268.86
€13,328.62
|
|
pay 1.1% more for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.08
€3.82
|
$4.40
€4.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.11
|
$3.01
€2.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.12
€4.78
|
$4.95
€4.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.22
€42.24
|
$44.13
€41.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.85
€8.26
|
$10.00
€9.35
|
|
pay 7.4% more for clothing
Greece
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.36
€71.33
|
$71.46
€66.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.41
€34.01
|
$44.87
€41.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.82
€72.69
|
$77.12
€72.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.20
€92.66
|
$112.87
€105.44
|
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