Cost of living comparison
Riga is 30.8% cheaper than Nassau.
If you lived in Riga instead of Nassau, you would:
pay 35.9% less for restaurants
Nassau
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$35.00
BSD35.00
|
$11.91
€11.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.50
BSD9.50
|
$8.12
€7.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.18
BSD2.18
|
$1.59
€1.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
BSD1.83
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
pay 50.2% less for groceries
Nassau
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.24
BSD5.24
|
$1.45
€1.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.03
BSD4.03
|
$5.46
€5.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.03
BSD18.03
|
$4.69
€4.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.38
BSD6.38
|
$2.74
€2.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.98
BSD4.98
|
$3.16
€2.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.11
BSD2.11
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.32
BSD1.32
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.11
BSD2.11
|
$1.02
€0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.40
BSD2.40
|
$1.44
€1.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
BSD2.14
|
$0.38
€0.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.49
BSD1.49
|
$0.48
€0.44
|
|
pay 25.4% less for transportation
Nassau
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.83
BSD5.83
|
$6.87
€6.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.00
BSD45.00
|
$32.49
€30.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,500.00
BSD37,500.00
|
$26,803.93
€24,867.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.85
BSD30.85
|
$11.37
€10.55
|
|
pay 48.8% less for housing
Nassau
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$104.29
BSD104.29
|
$16.37
€15.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,164.29
BSD1,164.29
|
$539.93
€500.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,214.29
BSD1,214.29
|
$363.88
€337.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$231.16
BSD231.16
|
$260.18
€241.38
|
|
pay 13.0% less for childcare
Nassau
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$633.33
BSD633.33
|
$493.19
€457.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,785.71
BSD13,785.71
|
$13,245.77
€12,288.76
|
|
pay 33.8% less for entertainment and sports
Nassau
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
BSD4.00
|
$4.87
€4.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.47
BSD5.47
|
$3.33
€3.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.00
BSD11.00
|
$5.33
€4.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$118.71
BSD118.71
|
$46.87
€43.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
BSD18.00
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
|
pay 8.3% less for clothing
Nassau
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.50
BSD67.50
|
$85.73
€79.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$76.67
BSD76.67
|
$44.35
€41.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.00
BSD117.00
|
$92.66
€85.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.00
BSD120.00
|
$123.25
€114.35
|
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