Cost of living comparison
Riga is 20.7% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Riga instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 34.5% more for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
Riga
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.64
HK$59.84
|
$13.19
€12.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
HK$44.88
|
$7.70
€7.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
HK$9.62
|
$1.41
€1.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
HK$8.66
|
$1.28
€1.20
|
|
pay 43.7% less for groceries
Hong Kong
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.90
|
$1.33
€1.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.63
HK$98.87
|
$5.42
€5.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$91.27
|
$5.49
€5.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
HK$27.14
|
$2.66
€2.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
HK$35.07
|
$3.48
€3.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
HK$15.90
|
$0.67
€0.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
HK$8.86
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.72
|
$0.91
€0.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
HK$10.55
|
$1.36
€1.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.46
|
$0.42
€0.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
HK$9.21
|
$0.33
€0.31
|
|
pay 30.2% less for transportation
Hong Kong
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.64
HK$83.32
|
$7.79
€7.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.70
HK$498.64
|
$32.98
€30.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,122.07
HK$259,291.19
|
$24,187.89
€22,612.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.12
HK$102.72
|
$10.66
€9.97
|
|
pay 27.8% less for housing
Hong Kong
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.34
HK$182.70
|
$19.82
€18.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,288.41
HK$17,914.44
|
$489.54
€457.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,628.63
HK$12,749.46
|
$337.47
€315.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.03
HK$1,229.32
|
$254.35
€237.78
|
|
pay 35.9% less for childcare
Hong Kong
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$771.50
HK$6,039.59
|
$404.77
€378.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,861.18
HK$147,651.93
|
$14,268.86
€13,339.74
|
|
pay 35.4% less for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.37
HK$49.86
|
$4.40
€4.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
HK$39.31
|
$3.01
€2.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.28
HK$64.82
|
$4.95
€4.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.37
HK$621.30
|
$44.13
€41.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.74
HK$99.73
|
$10.00
€9.35
|
|
pay 6.2% less for clothing
Hong Kong
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.90
HK$633.33
|
$71.46
€66.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.86
HK$312.07
|
$44.87
€41.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
HK$691.62
|
$77.12
€72.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.40
HK$1,012.99
|
$112.87
€105.52
|
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