Cost of living comparison
Riga is 13.5 times more expensive than Nuku'alofa.
If you lived in Riga instead of Nuku'alofa, you would:
pay 15.6% less for restaurants
Nuku'alofa
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.44
TOP20.00
|
$11.91
€11.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
TOP21.98
|
$8.12
€7.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
TOP6.33
|
$1.59
€1.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
TOP5.67
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
pay 12.1% less for groceries
Nuku'alofa
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
TOP2.43
|
$1.45
€1.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
TOP9.83
|
$5.46
€5.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
TOP14.26
|
$4.69
€4.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
TOP12.00
|
$2.74
€2.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TOP6.42
|
$3.16
€2.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
TOP2.42
|
$1.02
€0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
TOP3.33
|
$1.44
€1.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
TOP2.95
|
$0.38
€0.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
TOP2.04
|
$0.48
€0.44
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Nuku'alofa
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
TOP11.35
|
$6.87
€6.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$32.49
€30.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,904.72
TOP13,996.86
|
$26,803.93
€24,867.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$70.65
TOP167.46
|
$11.37
€10.55
|
|
pay 35.9% less for housing
Nuku'alofa
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.53
TOP299.93
|
$16.37
€15.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$539.93
€500.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$363.88
€337.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$225.77
TOP535.17
|
$260.18
€241.38
|
|
pay 80.8 times more for childcare
Nuku'alofa
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.66
TOP259.94
|
$493.19
€457.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$84.35
TOP199.96
|
$13,245.77
€12,288.76
|
|
pay 33.1% more for entertainment and sports
Nuku'alofa
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
TOP8.00
|
$4.87
€4.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
TOP7.00
|
$3.33
€3.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.12
TOP23.99
|
$5.33
€4.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
$46.87
€43.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.83
€10.05
|
|
pay 8.3 times more for clothing
Nuku'alofa
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.22
TOP10.00
|
$85.73
€79.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$10.54
TOP24.99
|
$44.35
€41.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
$92.66
€85.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.52
TOP69.98
|
$123.25
€114.35
|
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