Cost of living comparison
Riga is 12.8% cheaper than Peterborough.
If you lived in Riga instead of Peterborough, you would:
pay 20.9% less for restaurants
Peterborough
|
Riga
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.13
£11.91
|
$11.91
€10.95
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.95
£7.05
|
$8.12
€7.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
£1.76
|
$1.59
€1.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.55
£1.22
|
$1.17
€1.08
|
|
pay 0.6% more for groceries
Peterborough
|
Riga
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
£1.11
|
$1.45
€1.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.77
£2.97
|
$5.46
€5.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.27
£4.15
|
$4.69
€4.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
£2.58
|
$2.74
€2.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.22
£3.32
|
$3.16
€2.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
£1.10
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
£0.44
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
£0.56
|
$1.02
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
£1.07
|
$1.44
€1.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
£0.41
|
$0.38
€0.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
£0.40
|
$0.48
€0.44
|
|
pay 28.8% less for transportation
Peterborough
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.90
£5.43
|
$6.87
€6.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$109.67
£86.32
|
$32.49
€29.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,673.52
£28,078.34
|
$26,803.93
€24,636.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.10
£11.10
|
$11.37
€10.45
|
|
pay 19.1% less for housing
Peterborough
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.47
£27.13
|
$16.37
€15.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$977.44
£769.34
|
$539.93
€496.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$693.67
£545.98
|
$363.88
€334.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$154.31
£121.46
|
$260.18
€239.14
|
|
pay 40.8% less for childcare
Peterborough
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$882.85
£694.89
|
$493.19
€453.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,188.44
£16,677.26
|
$13,245.77
€12,174.85
|
|
pay 19.2% less for entertainment and sports
Peterborough
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
£4.22
|
$4.87
€4.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
£3.34
|
$3.33
€3.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.66
£13.90
|
$5.33
€4.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.73
£28.13
|
$46.87
€43.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.82
£11.66
|
$10.83
€9.95
|
|
pay 38.4% more for clothing
Peterborough
|
Riga
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.22
£48.97
|
$85.73
€78.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.54
£18.53
|
$44.35
€40.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.63
£83.14
|
$92.66
€85.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.27
£69.48
|
$123.25
€113.29
|
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