Cost of living comparison
Athens is 8.2% more expensive than Riga.
If you lived in Athens instead of Riga, you would:
pay 0.1% less for restaurants
Riga
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.25
|
$13.19
€12.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.15
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.31
|
$2.01
€1.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.28
€1.19
|
$0.55
€0.51
|
|
pay 17.3% more for groceries
Riga
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.23
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.42
€5.03
|
$6.55
€6.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
€5.09
|
$7.06
€6.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
€2.47
|
$4.44
€4.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
€3.24
|
$4.44
€4.12
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.90
€0.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.26
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.39
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
€0.31
|
$0.47
€0.44
|
|
pay 4.9% more for transportation
Riga
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.79
€7.24
|
$8.01
€7.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.63
|
$32.98
€30.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,187.89
€22,462.09
|
$25,287.34
€23,483.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.66
€9.90
|
$11.43
€10.62
|
|
pay 29.6% more for housing
Riga
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.82
€18.40
|
$33.96
€31.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.54
€454.62
|
$553.55
€514.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$337.47
€313.39
|
$521.82
€484.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.35
€236.20
|
$202.27
€187.84
|
|
pay 4.5% less for childcare
Riga
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$404.77
€375.89
|
$488.12
€453.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,268.86
€13,250.77
|
$10,050.80
€9,333.68
|
|
pay 5.4% more for entertainment and sports
Riga
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.08
|
$4.67
€4.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
€2.80
|
$3.68
€3.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.59
|
$5.28
€4.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.13
€40.98
|
$45.80
€42.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
€9.29
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
|
pay 4.7% more for clothing
Riga
|
Athens
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.46
€66.37
|
$84.84
€78.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.87
€41.67
|
$38.04
€35.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.12
€71.62
|
$90.00
€83.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.87
€104.82
|
$111.33
€103.39
|
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