Cost of living comparison
Riga is 5.7% cheaper than Ljubljana.
If you lived in Riga instead of Ljubljana, you would:
pay 27.4% less for restaurants
Ljubljana
|
Riga
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
€14.07
|
$11.91
€11.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
€8.04
|
$8.12
€7.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.72
€2.52
|
$1.59
€1.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.83
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
pay 17.0% less for groceries
Ljubljana
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
€1.87
|
$1.45
€1.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€5.94
|
$5.46
€5.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.27
€4.89
|
$4.69
€4.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
€3.29
|
$2.74
€2.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.99
€4.63
|
$3.16
€2.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.86
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.92
|
$1.02
€0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
€1.37
|
$1.44
€1.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
€0.46
|
$0.38
€0.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$0.48
€0.44
|
|
pay 2.4% less for transportation
Ljubljana
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.01
€5.58
|
$6.87
€6.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.07
€37.18
|
$32.49
€30.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,724.47
€25,721.38
|
$26,803.93
€24,867.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.56
€10.72
|
$11.37
€10.55
|
|
pay 26.4% less for housing
Ljubljana
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.13
€30.74
|
$16.37
€15.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$916.93
€850.68
|
$539.93
€500.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$738.60
€685.23
|
$363.88
€337.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$190.23
€176.49
|
$260.18
€241.38
|
|
pay 11.2% more for childcare
Ljubljana
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$469.29
€435.39
|
$493.19
€457.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,290.14
€10,474.43
|
$13,245.77
€12,288.76
|
|
pay 22.2% more for entertainment and sports
Ljubljana
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.52
€3.27
|
$4.87
€4.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
€2.13
|
$3.33
€3.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.41
€5.02
|
$5.33
€4.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.09
€41.83
|
$46.87
€43.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
€8.04
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
|
pay 0.1% more for clothing
Ljubljana
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.58
€73.83
|
$85.73
€79.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.89
€37.94
|
$44.35
€41.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.24
€96.71
|
$92.66
€85.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.44
€120.09
|
$123.25
€114.35
|
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