Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 34.6% cheaper than Riga.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Riga, you would:
pay 34.8% less for restaurants
Riga
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.25
|
$7.00
ARS6,147.70
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.15
|
$5.00
ARS4,391.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.31
|
$1.03
ARS903.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.28
€1.19
|
$0.90
ARS788.01
|
|
pay 31.3% less for groceries
Riga
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.23
|
$1.34
ARS1,178.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.42
€5.03
|
$3.51
ARS3,086.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
€5.09
|
$3.15
ARS2,769.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
€2.47
|
$1.46
ARS1,280.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
€3.24
|
$1.76
ARS1,549.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$0.66
ARS579.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.57
ARS497.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.31
ARS272.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.26
|
$0.67
ARS590.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.39
|
$0.30
ARS261.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
€0.31
|
$0.33
ARS293.67
|
|
pay 46.0% less for transportation
Riga
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.79
€7.24
|
$3.52
ARS3,088.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.63
|
$6.80
ARS5,972.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,187.89
€22,462.09
|
$25,000.00
ARS21,956,057.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.66
€9.90
|
$5.00
ARS4,391.21
|
|
pay 34.0% less for housing
Riga
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.82
€18.40
|
$23.47
ARS20,614.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.54
€454.62
|
$313.32
ARS275,171.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$337.47
€313.39
|
$225.62
ARS198,144.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.35
€236.20
|
$36.96
ARS32,458.79
|
|
pay 57.0% less for childcare
Riga
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$404.77
€375.89
|
$187.40
ARS164,582.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,268.86
€13,250.77
|
$5,653.81
ARS4,965,413.86
|
|
pay 51.4% less for entertainment and sports
Riga
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.08
|
$2.00
ARS1,756.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
€2.80
|
$1.72
ARS1,508.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.59
|
$2.00
ARS1,756.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.13
€40.98
|
$22.07
ARS19,383.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
€9.29
|
$5.00
ARS4,391.21
|
|
pay 12.1% more for clothing
Riga
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.46
€66.37
|
$67.11
ARS58,935.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.87
€41.67
|
$57.53
ARS50,528.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.12
€71.62
|
$107.00
ARS93,974.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.87
€104.82
|
$98.70
ARS86,684.04
|
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