Cost of living comparison
compared to
Buenos Aires vs. Riga Cost of Living Summary
Buenos Aires is 4.1% cheaper than Riga.
Buenos Aires vs. Riga Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Riga, you would:
pay 15.8% more for restaurants
|
Riga
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.52
€15.08
|
$18.00
ARS25,561.28
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.76
€7.54
|
$12.00
ARS17,040.86
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
€1.61
|
$2.18
ARS3,097.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
€1.12
|
$1.39
ARS1,971.23
|
|
Riga vs. Buenos Aires - Cost of restaurants
pay 9.8% more for groceries
|
Riga
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
€1.49
|
$2.89
ARS4,105.12
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.21
€5.35
|
$6.13
ARS8,709.77
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.05
€4.34
|
$5.84
ARS8,289.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.17
€2.72
|
$3.29
ARS4,670.60
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
€3.08
|
$3.92
ARS5,565.96
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.71
|
$1.15
ARS1,634.42
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.74
|
$0.96
ARS1,365.09
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.01
|
$0.57
ARS804.25
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
€1.34
|
$1.14
ARS1,618.32
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
€0.42
|
$0.66
ARS935.34
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
€0.47
|
$0.58
ARS822.04
|
|
Riga vs. Buenos Aires - Cost of groceries
pay 26.6% less for transportation
|
Riga
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.97
€6.00
|
$4.31
ARS6,124.55
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$35.04
€30.16
|
$20.00
ARS28,401.43
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,747.33
€26,467.51
|
$25,000.00
ARS36M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.16
€8.75
|
$9.51
ARS13,511.92
|
|
Riga vs. Buenos Aires - Cost of transportation
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Riga
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.30
€17.47
|
$29.42
ARS41,781.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$611.66
€526.52
|
$659.06
ARS936K
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$425.09
€365.92
|
$463.75
ARS659K
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$263.02
€226.41
|
$100.98
ARS143K
|
Riga vs. Buenos Aires - Cost of housing
pay 49.8% less for childcare
|
Riga
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$541.40
€466.04
|
$367.39
ARS522K
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,927.67
€14,571.46
|
$5,496.25
ARS8M
|
|
Riga vs. Buenos Aires - Cost of childcare
pay 19.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Riga
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.84
€5.03
|
$3.80
ARS5,396.27
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.56
€3.06
|
$4.13
ARS5,858.64
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.84
€5.03
|
$3.68
ARS5,225.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.50
€45.19
|
$43.59
ARS61,896.47
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.68
€10.05
|
$9.00
ARS12,780.64
|
|
Riga vs. Buenos Aires - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 45.4% more for clothing
|
Riga
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.14
€74.15
|
$112.87
ARS160K
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.66
€39.30
|
$91.59
ARS130K
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.70
€73.77
|
$129.33
ARS184K
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.33
€117.36
|
$134.94
ARS192K
|
|
Riga vs. Buenos Aires - Cost of clothing
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