Cost of living comparison
Riga is 74.6% more expensive than Makati.
If you lived in Riga instead of Makati, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Makati
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.61
₱265.79
|
$11.91
€10.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₱250.74
|
$8.12
€7.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
₱53.63
|
$1.59
€1.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
₱28.67
|
$1.17
€1.08
|
|
pay 5.0% more for groceries
Makati
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
₱74.87
|
$1.45
€1.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.82
₱162.98
|
$5.46
€5.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.18
₱414.31
|
$4.69
€4.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
₱113.62
|
$2.74
€2.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
₱94.40
|
$3.16
€2.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
₱116.77
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
₱46.78
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
₱62.41
|
$1.02
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
₱50.80
|
$1.44
€1.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
₱79.01
|
$0.38
€0.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
₱84.92
|
$0.48
€0.44
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Makati
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.37
₱252.35
|
$6.87
€6.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.43
₱601.78
|
$32.49
€29.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,706.49
₱2,407,111.21
|
$26,803.93
€24,636.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.66
₱153.45
|
$11.37
€10.45
|
|
pay 29.1% more for housing
Makati
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.02
₱1,905.63
|
$16.37
€15.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$583.60
₱33,682.84
|
$539.93
€496.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$322.73
₱18,626.46
|
$363.88
€334.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.57
₱5,746.72
|
$260.18
€239.14
|
|
pay 71.2% more for childcare
Makati
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$247.15
₱14,264.36
|
$493.19
€453.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,268.11
₱534,913.60
|
$13,245.77
€12,174.85
|
|
pay 72.2% more for entertainment and sports
Makati
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.74
₱100.30
|
$4.87
€4.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.70
₱155.71
|
$3.33
€3.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
₱144.43
|
$5.33
€4.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.00
₱3,059.04
|
$46.87
€43.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.95
₱401.19
|
$10.83
€9.95
|
|
pay 91.3% more for clothing
Makati
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.24
₱1,629.81
|
$85.73
€78.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.55
₱1,128.33
|
$44.35
€40.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.46
₱4,413.04
|
$92.66
€85.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.61
₱6,268.52
|
$123.25
€113.29
|
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