Cost of living comparison
Austria is 25.3% more expensive than Riga.
If you lived in Austria instead of Riga, you would:
pay 55.0% more for restaurants
Riga
|
Austria
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.15
|
$15.13
€13.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.09
|
$9.01
€8.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.30
|
$2.84
€2.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.28
€1.18
|
$2.40
€2.21
|
|
pay 45.3% more for groceries
Riga
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.22
|
$2.29
€2.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.42
€4.99
|
$7.30
€6.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
€5.05
|
$5.02
€4.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
€2.45
|
$3.54
€3.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
€3.21
|
$5.30
€4.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$1.10
€1.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$1.13
€1.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.25
|
$1.53
€1.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.38
|
$0.81
€0.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
€0.31
|
$0.70
€0.64
|
|
pay 32.9% more for transportation
Riga
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.79
€7.18
|
$7.22
€6.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.38
|
$48.12
€44.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,187.89
€22,275.84
|
$25,940.65
€23,890.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.66
€9.82
|
$19.81
€18.24
|
|
pay 53.2% more for housing
Riga
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.82
€18.25
|
$37.53
€34.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.54
€450.85
|
$743.38
€684.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$337.47
€310.79
|
$621.91
€572.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.35
€234.24
|
$222.11
€204.56
|
|
pay 19.8% less for childcare
Riga
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$404.77
€372.77
|
$416.59
€383.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,268.86
€13,140.90
|
$8,210.34
€7,561.32
|
|
pay 10.5% more for entertainment and sports
Riga
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.05
|
$4.19
€3.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
€2.78
|
$3.32
€3.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.56
|
$6.20
€5.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.13
€40.64
|
$41.56
€38.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
€9.21
|
$12.77
€11.76
|
|
pay 0.1% more for clothing
Riga
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.46
€65.81
|
$75.76
€69.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.87
€41.32
|
$38.64
€35.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.12
€71.02
|
$85.33
€78.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.87
€103.95
|
$110.53
€101.79
|
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