Cost of living comparison
Riga is 2.4 times more expensive than Monrovia.
If you lived in Riga instead of Monrovia, you would:
pay 14.8% less for restaurants
Monrovia
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
$11.91
€11.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
$8.12
€7.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
LRD328.86
|
$1.59
€1.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
pay 43.9% less for groceries
Monrovia
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
LRD302.09
|
$1.45
€1.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
LRD1,142.40
|
$5.46
€5.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
LRD1,104.86
|
$4.69
€4.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
LRD761.22
|
$2.74
€2.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
LRD791.14
|
$3.16
€2.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
LRD184.47
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
LRD643.92
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.27
LRD826.31
|
$1.02
€0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.18
LRD808.70
|
$1.44
€1.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
LRD199.23
|
$0.38
€0.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$4.00
LRD773.80
|
$0.48
€0.44
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Monrovia
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
LRD815.42
|
$6.87
€6.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$32.49
€30.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.65
|
$26,803.93
€24,867.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
LRD2,455.25
|
$11.37
€10.55
|
|
pay 56.9% more for housing
Monrovia
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.25
LRD18,039.19
|
$16.37
€15.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.67
LRD128,966.63
|
$539.93
€500.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.00
LRD17,410.49
|
$363.88
€337.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.46
LRD40,326.01
|
$260.18
€241.38
|
|
pay 7.7 times more for childcare
Monrovia
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.33
LRD14,379.27
|
$493.19
€457.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,500.00
LRD290,174.91
|
$13,245.77
€12,288.76
|
|
pay 16.2% more for entertainment and sports
Monrovia
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
$4.87
€4.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
LRD604.53
|
$3.33
€3.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
LRD967.25
|
$5.33
€4.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.25
LRD14,750.56
|
$46.87
€43.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
LRD1,886.09
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Monrovia
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.41
LRD3,561.88
|
$85.73
€79.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
LRD6,528.94
|
$44.35
€41.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.25
LRD10,881.56
|
$92.66
€85.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.75
LRD13,299.68
|
$123.25
€114.35
|
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