Cost of living comparison
Riga is 23.4% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Riga instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 48.4% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
|
Riga
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.06
€19.36
|
$11.91
€10.95
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.91
€10.95
|
$8.12
€7.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.42
€3.15
|
$1.59
€1.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.33
€3.06
|
$1.17
€1.08
|
|
pay 30.4% less for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
€2.71
|
$1.45
€1.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.08
€7.43
|
$5.46
€5.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
€5.05
|
$4.69
€4.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
€3.61
|
$2.74
€2.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.50
€5.05
|
$3.16
€2.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.10
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.05
|
$1.02
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.99
€1.83
|
$1.44
€1.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.38
€0.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.48
€0.44
|
|
pay 18.0% less for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
€5.67
|
$6.87
€6.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$32.49
€29.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,583.68
€25,353.54
|
$26,803.93
€24,636.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.32
€27.87
|
$11.37
€10.45
|
|
pay 41.5% less for housing
Luxembourg
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.70
€47.52
|
$16.37
€15.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,876.48
€1,724.77
|
$539.93
€496.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,454.17
€1,336.60
|
$363.88
€334.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.23
€161.07
|
$260.18
€239.14
|
|
pay 44.1% less for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,174.85
€1,079.86
|
$493.19
€453.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,971.77
€17,437.90
|
$13,245.77
€12,174.85
|
|
pay 8.6% less for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.50
€5.97
|
$4.87
€4.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.85
€3.54
|
$3.33
€3.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.96
€5.47
|
$5.33
€4.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.16
€35.08
|
$46.87
€43.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€11.95
|
$10.83
€9.95
|
|
pay 27.4% more for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.37
€56.41
|
$85.73
€78.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.16
€30.47
|
$44.35
€40.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.13
€79.17
|
$92.66
€85.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.05
€88.29
|
$123.25
€113.29
|
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