Cost of living comparison
Riga is 1.4% more expensive than Oranjestad.
If you lived in Riga instead of Oranjestad, you would:
pay 4.6% less for restaurants
Oranjestad
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.22
AWG38.20
|
$11.91
€11.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
AWG18.00
|
$8.12
€7.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
AWG2.15
|
$1.59
€1.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
AWG1.90
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
pay 38.6% less for groceries
Oranjestad
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.79
AWG5.03
|
$1.45
€1.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.07
AWG10.93
|
$5.46
€5.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.44
AWG11.59
|
$4.69
€4.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.40
AWG7.91
|
$2.74
€2.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.57
AWG8.22
|
$3.16
€2.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
AWG3.19
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
AWG1.97
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
$1.02
€0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.73
AWG4.91
|
$1.44
€1.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
$0.38
€0.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
AWG1.44
|
$0.48
€0.44
|
|
pay 15.9% less for transportation
Oranjestad
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
AWG10.19
|
$6.87
€6.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.00
AWG90.00
|
$32.49
€30.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,191.40
AWG39,944.52
|
$26,803.93
€24,867.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$39.16
AWG70.48
|
$11.37
€10.55
|
|
pay 23.4% less for housing
Oranjestad
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$84.13
AWG151.43
|
$16.37
€15.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$842.21
AWG1,515.97
|
$539.93
€500.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$673.77
AWG1,212.78
|
$363.88
€337.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.99
AWG277.17
|
$260.18
€241.38
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Oranjestad
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.81
AWG386.67
|
$493.19
€457.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
$13,245.77
€12,288.76
|
|
pay 2.6% less for entertainment and sports
Oranjestad
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.33
AWG6.00
|
$4.87
€4.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.47
AWG4.45
|
$3.33
€3.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.61
AWG15.50
|
$5.33
€4.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$87.89
AWG158.20
|
$46.87
€43.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.94
AWG21.50
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
|
pay 9.0% less for clothing
Oranjestad
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.37
AWG162.67
|
$85.73
€79.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.14
AWG97.45
|
$44.35
€41.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.75
AWG201.15
|
$92.66
€85.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.29
AWG212.91
|
$123.25
€114.35
|
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