Cost of living comparison
Riga is 33.2% cheaper than Paris.
If you lived in Riga instead of Paris, you would:
pay 39.9% less for restaurants
Paris
|
Riga
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.41
|
$13.19
€12.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.27
|
$7.70
€7.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.30
€3.08
|
$1.41
€1.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
€2.52
|
$1.28
€1.20
|
|
pay 39.2% less for groceries
Paris
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.28
€2.13
|
$1.33
€1.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.69
€9.05
|
$5.42
€5.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.44
|
$5.49
€5.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
€3.46
|
$2.66
€2.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.40
€5.98
|
$3.48
€3.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
€1.53
|
$0.67
€0.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.99
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.39
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
€1.74
|
$1.36
€1.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.08
|
$0.42
€0.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.07
|
$0.33
€0.31
|
|
pay 40.2% less for transportation
Paris
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
€7.66
|
$7.79
€7.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.35
€86.27
|
$32.98
€30.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,187.89
€22,594.05
|
$24,187.89
€22,594.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.89
€20.45
|
$10.66
€9.96
|
|
pay 30.7% less for housing
Paris
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.60
€30.45
|
$19.82
€18.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.32
€1,343.55
|
$489.54
€457.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,037.88
€969.49
|
$337.47
€315.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.67
€158.49
|
$254.35
€237.59
|
|
pay 36.1% less for childcare
Paris
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$830.08
€775.39
|
$404.77
€378.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,062.39
€16,872.18
|
$14,268.86
€13,328.62
|
|
pay 28.0% less for entertainment and sports
Paris
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
€7.18
|
$4.40
€4.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
€3.91
|
$3.01
€2.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.54
€10.78
|
$4.95
€4.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.26
€36.68
|
$44.13
€41.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.32
|
$10.00
€9.35
|
|
pay 18.3% less for clothing
Paris
|
Riga
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$110.46
€103.18
|
$71.46
€66.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.99
€39.22
|
$44.87
€41.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
€94.42
|
$77.12
€72.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$143.22
€133.79
|
$112.87
€105.44
|
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