Cost of living comparison
Riga is 21.7% more expensive than Klaipeda.
If you lived in Riga instead of Klaipeda, you would:
pay 5.8% more for restaurants
Klaipeda
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.80
€8.22
|
$13.19
€12.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
$7.70
€7.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
€1.91
|
$1.41
€1.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.86
|
$1.28
€1.20
|
|
pay 10.1% more for groceries
Klaipeda
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
€1.42
|
$1.33
€1.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.45
€5.10
|
$5.42
€5.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
€4.75
|
$5.49
€5.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
€2.52
|
$2.66
€2.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.86
€3.61
|
$3.48
€3.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.67
€0.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.65
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.91
€0.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.03
|
$1.36
€1.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
€0.31
|
$0.42
€0.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.35
|
$0.33
€0.31
|
|
pay 16.6% more for transportation
Klaipeda
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.92
€6.47
|
$7.79
€7.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.78
€28.78
|
$32.98
€30.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,889.54
€19,529.32
|
$24,187.89
€22,612.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.14
€7.61
|
$10.66
€9.97
|
|
pay 43.8% more for housing
Klaipeda
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.46
€11.65
|
$19.82
€18.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$426.04
€398.30
|
$489.54
€457.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$332.98
€311.29
|
$337.47
€315.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.25
€118.97
|
$254.35
€237.78
|
|
pay 96.8% more for childcare
Klaipeda
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$384.81
€359.75
|
$404.77
€378.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,947.52
€4,625.37
|
$14,268.86
€13,339.74
|
|
pay 3.8% more for entertainment and sports
Klaipeda
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.11
|
$4.40
€4.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.09
€2.89
|
$3.01
€2.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.87
€4.55
|
$4.95
€4.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.19
€40.38
|
$44.13
€41.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.22
|
$10.00
€9.35
|
|
pay 25.3% less for clothing
Klaipeda
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$126.44
€118.20
|
$71.46
€66.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.88
€40.09
|
$44.87
€41.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.55
€88.40
|
$77.12
€72.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$201.57
€188.44
|
$112.87
€105.52
|
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