Cost of living comparison
George Town is 2.7 times more expensive than Riga.
If you lived in George Town instead of Riga, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Riga
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.91
€10.74
|
$30.00
KYD25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.12
€7.32
|
$15.00
KYD12.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.43
|
$3.53
KYD2.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
€1.06
|
$2.73
KYD2.28
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for groceries
Riga
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
€1.31
|
$4.68
KYD3.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.46
€4.92
|
$6.58
KYD5.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
€4.23
|
$12.11
KYD10.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.47
|
$8.61
KYD7.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
€2.85
|
$5.48
KYD4.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.61
|
$4.58
KYD3.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.74
|
$1.77
KYD1.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.91
|
$3.37
KYD2.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
€1.30
|
$3.78
KYD3.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.34
|
$3.11
KYD2.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.43
|
$2.46
KYD2.05
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Riga
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.87
€6.19
|
$6.98
KYD5.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€29.28
|
$30.00
KYD25.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,803.93
€24,153.83
|
$39,004.13
KYD32,506.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.37
€10.25
|
$72.01
KYD60.01
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for housing
Riga
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.37
€14.75
|
$114.70
KYD95.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$539.93
€486.54
|
$2,700.29
KYD2,250.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.88
€327.91
|
$2,228.81
KYD1,857.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$260.18
€234.46
|
$317.39
KYD264.51
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Riga
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$493.19
€444.43
|
$1,400.15
KYD1,166.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,245.77
€11,936.16
|
$24,778.63
KYD20,650.53
|
|
pay 86.9% more for entertainment and sports
Riga
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.87
€4.39
|
$7.20
KYD6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.00
|
$6.44
KYD5.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.33
€4.81
|
$14.40
KYD12.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.87
€42.24
|
$73.67
KYD61.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€9.76
|
$18.00
KYD15.00
|
|
pay 57.1% more for clothing
Riga
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.73
€77.25
|
$85.51
KYD71.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.35
€39.97
|
$112.01
KYD93.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.66
€83.49
|
$132.97
KYD110.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.25
€111.07
|
$163.52
KYD136.28
|
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