Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 70.5% cheaper than Riga.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Riga, you would:
pay 77.1% less for restaurants
Riga
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Egypt
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.15
|
$2.69
E£125.73
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.09
|
$3.27
E£152.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.30
|
$0.25
E£11.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.28
€1.18
|
$0.14
E£6.57
|
|
pay 67.6% less for groceries
Riga
|
Egypt
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.22
|
$0.40
E£18.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.42
€4.99
|
$1.23
E£57.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
€5.05
|
$2.42
E£112.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
€2.45
|
$1.12
E£52.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
€3.21
|
$1.58
E£74.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$0.40
E£18.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.22
E£10.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.14
E£6.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.25
|
$0.13
E£5.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.38
|
$0.12
E£5.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
€0.31
|
$0.10
E£4.69
|
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pay 70.0% less for transportation
Riga
|
Egypt
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.79
€7.18
|
$1.02
E£47.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.38
|
$7.97
E£372.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,187.89
€22,275.84
|
$15,876.53
E£742,227.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.66
€9.82
|
$1.85
E£86.26
|
|
pay 73.7% less for housing
Riga
|
Egypt
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.82
€18.25
|
$10.98
E£513.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.54
€450.85
|
$109.16
E£5,103.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$337.47
€310.79
|
$71.02
E£3,320.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.35
€234.24
|
$16.81
E£786.02
|
|
pay 86.8% less for childcare
Riga
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$404.77
€372.77
|
$58.30
E£2,725.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,268.86
€13,140.90
|
$1,699.22
E£79,438.32
|
|
pay 67.1% less for entertainment and sports
Riga
|
Egypt
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.05
|
$1.45
E£67.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
€2.78
|
$1.03
E£48.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.56
|
$1.57
E£73.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.13
€40.64
|
$15.18
E£709.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
€9.21
|
$3.13
E£146.22
|
|
pay 51.3% less for clothing
Riga
|
Egypt
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.46
€65.81
|
$17.23
E£805.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.87
€41.32
|
$28.02
E£1,310.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.12
€71.02
|
$63.69
E£2,977.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.87
€103.95
|
$28.91
E£1,351.71
|
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