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Latvia

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Guyana

Georgetown vs. Riga Cost of Living Summary

Georgetown is 16.9% more expensive than Riga.

Restaurants: pay 5.2% less in Georgetown
Groceries: pay 93.3% more in Georgetown
Transportation: pay 1.7% less in Georgetown
Housing: pay 20.7% more in Georgetown
Childcare: pay 30.0% more in Georgetown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.8% less in Georgetown
Clothing: pay 18.6% less in Georgetown

The cost of groceries, childcare, and housing in Georgetown are more expensive than in Riga. Expenses including entertainment and sports, clothing, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Georgetown. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Georgetown.

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Georgetown vs. Riga Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.2% less for restaurants

	Riga	Georgetown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.99	$17.93 GYD3,752.45	+6.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.24 €8.25	$9.37 GYD1,961.28	+1.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.61 €1.44	$1.24 GYD260.17	-22.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 €1.05	$0.63 GYD132.59	-46.2%
Average			-5.2%

Riga vs. Georgetown - Cost of restaurants

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pay 93.3% more for groceries

	Riga	Georgetown
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 €1.28	$2.09 GYD436.86	+46.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.22 €4.66	$7.72 GYD1,615.98	+47.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.41 €3.93	$12.31 GYD2,575.76	+179.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 €3.35	$4.08 GYD854.56	+8.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.91 €3.49	$3.19 GYD668.57	-18.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.00 €0.89	$3.64 GYD762.09	+265.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 €0.74	$1.80 GYD376.11	+117.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.13 €1.01	$1.81 GYD378.75	+60.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.40 €1.25	$3.20 GYD670.19	+129.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 €0.36	$1.09 GYD228.37	+171.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 €0.38	$1.38 GYD289.67	+229.2%
Average			+93.3%

Riga vs. Georgetown - Cost of groceries

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pay 1.7% less for transportation

	Riga	Georgetown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.75 €6.92	$3.96 GYD828.91	-48.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.59 €29.98	$60.49 GYD12,660.43	+80.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,308.11 €24,373.53	$27,252.48 GYD6M	-0.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.42 €10.19	$23.43 GYD4,903.20	+105.1%
Average			-1.7%

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pay 20.7% more for housing

	Riga	Georgetown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.41 €18.22	$43.65 GYD9,135.96	+113.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$582.45 €519.86	$960.21 GYD201K	+64.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$385.02 €343.64	$519.95 GYD109K	+35.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$286.52 €255.73	$92.14 GYD19,283.16	-67.8%
Average			+20.7%

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pay 30.0% more for childcare

	Riga	Georgetown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$645.25 €575.91	$1,026.67 GYD215K	+59.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,635.84 €15,740.65	$18,738.24 GYD4M	+6.3%
Average			+30.0%

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pay 32.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Riga	Georgetown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.60 €5.00	$1.91 GYD400.26	-65.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.72 €3.32	$5.86 GYD1,225.80	+57.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.72 €6.00	$3.35 GYD700.46	-50.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.91 €44.54	$38.25 GYD8,005.22	-23.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.75 €9.59	$6.22 GYD1,300.85	-42.2%
Average			-32.8%

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pay 18.6% less for clothing

	Riga	Georgetown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.42 €61.96	$38.25 GYD8,005.22	-44.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.39 €44.97	$41.44 GYD8,672.32	-17.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.85 €76.62	$135.07 GYD28,268.43	+57.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$138.10 €123.26	$84.87 GYD17,761.58	-38.5%
Average			-18.6%

Riga vs. Georgetown - Cost of clothing

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