Cost of living comparison
Australia is 64.0% more expensive than Riga.
If you lived in Australia instead of Riga, you would:
pay 41.6% more for restaurants
Riga
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.38
|
$15.31
A$23.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.22
|
$8.98
A$13.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.33
|
$2.45
A$3.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.28
€1.20
|
$2.05
A$3.17
|
|
pay 55.3% more for groceries
Riga
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.25
|
$2.00
A$3.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.42
€5.08
|
$4.24
A$6.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
€5.15
|
$5.00
A$7.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
€2.50
|
$3.52
A$5.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
€3.27
|
$3.56
A$5.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$1.44
A$2.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$1.13
A$1.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.86
|
$1.31
A$2.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.27
|
$2.10
A$3.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.39
|
$1.03
A$1.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
€0.31
|
$0.83
A$1.28
|
|
pay 36.6% more for transportation
Riga
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.79
€7.31
|
$4.95
A$7.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.95
|
$81.92
A$126.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,187.89
€22,694.29
|
$22,079.60
A$34,031.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.66
€10.01
|
$15.28
A$23.54
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Riga
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.82
€18.59
|
$55.83
A$86.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.54
€459.32
|
$1,119.19
A$1,725.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$337.47
€316.63
|
$889.00
A$1,370.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.35
€238.64
|
$120.53
A$185.78
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Riga
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$404.77
€379.78
|
$1,373.48
A$2,116.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,268.86
€13,387.76
|
$11,458.00
A$17,660.30
|
|
pay 92.7% more for entertainment and sports
Riga
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.13
|
$5.72
A$8.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
€2.83
|
$3.30
A$5.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.64
|
$24.53
A$37.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.13
€41.41
|
$46.71
A$72.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
€9.39
|
$12.25
A$18.88
|
|
pay 6.5% more for clothing
Riga
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.46
€67.05
|
$71.47
A$110.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.87
€42.10
|
$41.82
A$64.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.12
€72.36
|
$101.71
A$156.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.87
€105.90
|
$106.56
A$164.24
|
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