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Canberra vs. Riga Cost of Living Summary

Canberra is 74.8% more expensive than Riga.

Restaurants
pay 22.3% more in Canberra
Groceries
pay 74.8% more in Canberra
Transportation
pay 14.9% more in Canberra
Housing
pay 2.5 times more in Canberra
Childcare
pay 2.1 times more in Canberra
Entertainment and Sports
pay 65.7% more in Canberra
Clothing
pay 12.2% more in Canberra

The cost of housing, childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation in Canberra are more expensive than in Riga. Notably, housing and childcare are significantly more expensive in Canberra.

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Canberra vs. Riga Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Canberra instead of Riga, you would:

pay 22.3% more for restaurants

 
Riga
Canberra
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.80
€14.95
$17.41
A$25.04
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $9.24
€8.22
$10.44
A$15.02
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.61
€1.44
$3.09
A$4.45
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pay 74.8% more for groceries

 
Riga
Canberra
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.43
€1.27
$3.25
A$4.68
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.22
€4.65
$6.48
A$9.32
Milk (1 gallon) $4.41
€3.92
$5.82
A$8.37
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pay 14.9% more for transportation

 
Riga
Canberra
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.75
€6.90
$5.07
A$7.30
Monthly public transit pass $33.59
€29.90
$92.46
A$133.02
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $27,308.11
€24,305.20
$26,937.53
A$38,753.46
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pay 2.5 times more for housing

 
Riga
Canberra
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $20.41
€18.17
$55.39
A$79.69
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $582.45
€518.40
$1,743.39
A$2,508.11
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $385.02
€342.68
$1,478.12
A$2,126.48
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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

 
Riga
Canberra
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $645.25
€574.29
$2,367.60
A$3,406.13
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $17,635.84
€15,696.53
$20,280.48
A$29,176.35
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pay 65.7% more for entertainment and sports

 
Riga
Canberra
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.60
€4.98
$8.35
A$12.02
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.72
€3.31
$4.03
A$5.79
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $6.72
€5.98
$44.55
A$64.09
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pay 12.2% more for clothing

 
Riga
Canberra
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $69.42
€61.79
$76.36
A$109.86
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $50.39
€44.85
$56.12
A$80.74
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $85.85
€76.41
$116.35
A$167.39
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