Cost of living comparison
Riga is 60.2% more expensive than Manila.
If you lived in Riga instead of Manila, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Manila
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.59
₱263.93
|
$13.19
€12.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.67
₱211.15
|
$7.70
€7.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
₱59.14
|
$1.41
€1.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₱26.39
|
$1.28
€1.20
|
|
pay 5.6% more for groceries
Manila
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
₱76.21
|
$1.33
€1.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.43
₱197.12
|
$5.42
€5.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.66
₱383.34
|
$5.49
€5.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
₱108.04
|
$2.66
€2.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
₱121.02
|
$3.48
€3.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
₱75.37
|
$0.67
€0.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
₱39.91
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
₱79.70
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
₱38.20
|
$1.36
€1.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
₱50.63
|
$0.42
€0.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
₱57.31
|
$0.33
€0.31
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Manila
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.45
₱313.65
|
$7.79
€7.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.48
₱717.90
|
$32.98
€30.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,857.59
₱1,372,455.35
|
$24,187.89
€22,594.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.76
₱158.89
|
$10.66
€9.96
|
|
pay 37.3% more for housing
Manila
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.58
₱2,219.27
|
$19.82
€18.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$559.30
₱32,175.02
|
$489.54
€457.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$299.03
₱17,202.27
|
$337.47
€315.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.53
₱4,920.05
|
$254.35
€237.59
|
|
pay 7.6% more for childcare
Manila
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$388.89
₱22,371.52
|
$404.77
€378.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,846.39
₱739,014.42
|
$14,268.86
€13,328.62
|
|
pay 67.0% more for entertainment and sports
Manila
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.43
₱82.35
|
$4.40
€4.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
₱179.95
|
$3.01
€2.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.75
₱158.36
|
$4.95
€4.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.28
₱2,777.39
|
$44.13
€41.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.24
₱358.95
|
$10.00
€9.35
|
|
pay 51.7% more for clothing
Manila
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.44
₱2,211.18
|
$71.46
€66.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.87
₱1,776.12
|
$44.87
€41.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.18
₱4,267.39
|
$77.12
€72.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.74
₱3,781.79
|
$112.87
€105.44
|
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