Cost of living comparison
Riga is 67.8% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Riga instead of Lima, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Lima
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.01
PEN15.11
|
$13.19
€12.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.35
PEN20.15
|
$7.70
€7.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
PEN3.29
|
$1.41
€1.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
PEN2.25
|
$1.28
€1.20
|
|
pay 41.1% more for groceries
Lima
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
PEN7.16
|
$1.33
€1.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.58
PEN13.50
|
$5.42
€5.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
PEN17.85
|
$5.49
€5.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
PEN7.87
|
$2.66
€2.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
PEN8.88
|
$3.48
€3.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
PEN2.81
|
$0.67
€0.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.75
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.70
|
$0.91
€0.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.74
|
$1.36
€1.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.44
|
$0.42
€0.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.58
|
$0.33
€0.31
|
|
pay 29.7% more for transportation
Lima
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.56
PEN20.94
|
$7.79
€7.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.75
PEN63.08
|
$32.98
€30.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,401.64
PEN80,596.89
|
$24,187.89
€22,612.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.52
PEN58.43
|
$10.66
€9.97
|
|
pay 81.3% more for housing
Lima
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.39
PEN106.93
|
$19.82
€18.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.74
PEN1,897.03
|
$489.54
€457.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$328.82
PEN1,238.31
|
$337.47
€315.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.84
PEN210.28
|
$254.35
€237.78
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Lima
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.22
PEN754.00
|
$404.77
€378.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,654.15
PEN21,293.08
|
$14,268.86
€13,339.74
|
|
pay 35.6% more for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
PEN8.06
|
$4.40
€4.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.69
PEN10.13
|
$3.01
€2.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.35
PEN20.15
|
$4.95
€4.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.28
PEN140.40
|
$44.13
€41.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.69
PEN25.19
|
$10.00
€9.35
|
|
pay 47.2% more for clothing
Lima
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.06
PEN158.41
|
$71.46
€66.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.40
PEN106.95
|
$44.87
€41.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.34
PEN272.43
|
$77.12
€72.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.12
PEN275.37
|
$112.87
€105.52
|
|
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