Cost of living comparison
Germany is 25.7% more expensive than Riga.
If you lived in Germany instead of Riga, you would:
pay 48.1% more for restaurants
Riga
|
Germany
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.37
|
$12.84
€12.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.22
|
$9.44
€8.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.33
|
$2.65
€2.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.28
€1.20
|
$2.37
€2.23
|
|
pay 22.4% more for groceries
Riga
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.25
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.42
€5.08
|
$6.74
€6.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
€5.15
|
$4.22
€3.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
€2.50
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
€3.27
|
$3.90
€3.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$1.21
€1.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.80
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.86
|
$1.02
€0.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.27
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.39
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
€0.31
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 61.7% more for transportation
Riga
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.79
€7.31
|
$8.31
€7.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.93
|
$73.47
€68.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,187.89
€22,685.00
|
$27,050.12
€25,369.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.66
€10.00
|
$21.90
€20.54
|
|
pay 49.4% more for housing
Riga
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.82
€18.59
|
$37.93
€35.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.54
€459.13
|
$759.74
€712.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$337.47
€316.50
|
$577.93
€542.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.35
€238.54
|
$202.18
€189.62
|
|
pay 18.1% less for childcare
Riga
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$404.77
€379.62
|
$325.78
€305.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,268.86
€13,382.28
|
$11,890.74
€11,151.92
|
|
pay 12.5% more for entertainment and sports
Riga
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.12
|
$4.05
€3.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
€2.83
|
$3.27
€3.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.64
|
$8.03
€7.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.13
€41.39
|
$34.77
€32.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
€9.38
|
$12.08
€11.33
|
|
pay 4.1% more for clothing
Riga
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.46
€67.02
|
$80.79
€75.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.87
€42.08
|
$39.60
€37.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.12
€72.33
|
$88.39
€82.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.87
€105.86
|
$113.48
€106.43
|
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