Cost of living comparison
Canberra is 2.1 times more expensive than Riga.
If you lived in Canberra instead of Riga, you would:
pay 72.3% more for restaurants
Riga
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.33
|
$26.69
A$40.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.20
|
$10.01
A$15.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.32
|
$2.70
A$4.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.28
€1.20
|
$2.13
A$3.26
|
|
pay 78.1% more for groceries
Riga
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.24
|
$2.29
A$3.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.42
€5.07
|
$6.42
A$9.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
€5.13
|
$6.48
A$9.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
€2.49
|
$4.10
A$6.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
€3.26
|
$3.63
A$5.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$1.47
A$2.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$1.13
A$1.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.86
|
$1.60
A$2.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.27
|
$2.47
A$3.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.39
|
$1.17
A$1.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
€0.31
|
$0.96
A$1.47
|
|
pay 51.4% more for transportation
Riga
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.79
€7.28
|
$5.45
A$8.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.84
|
$100.08
A$153.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,187.89
€22,612.90
|
$20,016.00
A$30,633.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.66
€9.97
|
$15.93
A$24.38
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Riga
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.82
€18.53
|
$68.64
A$105.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.54
€457.67
|
$1,824.70
A$2,792.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$337.47
€315.50
|
$1,494.78
A$2,287.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.35
€237.78
|
$183.28
A$280.51
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Riga
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$404.77
€378.41
|
$1,686.35
A$2,580.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,268.86
€13,339.74
|
$14,216.13
A$21,757.15
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Riga
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.11
|
$8.01
A$12.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
€2.82
|
$3.74
A$5.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.63
|
$23.35
A$35.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.13
€41.26
|
$64.70
A$99.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
€9.35
|
$13.34
A$20.42
|
|
pay 57.5% more for clothing
Riga
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.46
€66.81
|
$93.52
A$143.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.87
€41.95
|
$72.72
A$111.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.12
€72.10
|
$134.62
A$206.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.87
€105.52
|
$183.19
A$280.36
|
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