Cost of living comparison
compared to
Fort Wayne vs. Riga Cost of Living Summary
Fort Wayne is 31.5% more expensive than Riga.
Fort Wayne vs. Riga Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Fort Wayne instead of Riga, you would:
pay 25.3% more for restaurants
|
Riga
|
Fort Wayne
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.52
€15.56
|
$16.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.76
€7.78
|
$10.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
€1.66
|
$2.33
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
€1.16
|
$2.23
|
|
Riga vs. Fort Wayne - Cost of restaurants
pay 54.0% more for groceries
|
Riga
|
Fort Wayne
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
€1.54
|
$2.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.21
€5.52
|
$8.45
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.05
€4.48
|
$3.03
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.17
€2.81
|
$3.40
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
€3.17
|
$4.35
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.74
|
$2.46
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.77
|
$0.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.04
|
$1.58
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
€1.38
|
$2.32
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
€0.43
|
$0.97
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
€0.49
|
$1.37
|
|
Riga vs. Fort Wayne - Cost of groceries
pay 1.4% less for transportation
|
Riga
|
Fort Wayne
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.97
€6.20
|
$3.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$35.04
€31.13
|
$32.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,747.33
€27,313.96
|
$31,965.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.16
€9.03
|
$15.43
|
|
Riga vs. Fort Wayne - Cost of transportation
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Riga
|
Fort Wayne
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.30
€18.03
|
$70.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$611.66
€543.36
|
$1,233.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$425.09
€377.62
|
$1,016.67
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$263.02
€233.65
|
$110.66
|
|
Riga vs. Fort Wayne - Cost of housing
pay 47.3% more for childcare
|
Riga
|
Fort Wayne
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$541.40
€480.94
|
$955.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,927.67
€15,037.46
|
$20,000.00
|
|
Riga vs. Fort Wayne - Cost of childcare
pay 7.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Riga
|
Fort Wayne
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.84
€5.19
|
$4.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.56
€3.16
|
$4.47
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.84
€5.19
|
$8.26
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.50
€46.64
|
$50.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.68
€10.38
|
$12.00
|
|
Riga vs. Fort Wayne - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 19.9% less for clothing
|
Riga
|
Fort Wayne
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.14
€76.52
|
$51.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.66
€40.56
|
$37.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.70
€76.13
|
$91.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.33
€121.11
|
$100.00
|
|
Riga vs. Fort Wayne - Cost of clothing
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