Cost of living comparison
Helsinki is 32.4% more expensive than Riga.
If you lived in Helsinki instead of Riga, you would:
pay 56.0% more for restaurants
Riga
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.91
€11.05
|
$16.33
€15.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.12
€7.54
|
$10.88
€10.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.47
|
$2.90
€2.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
€1.09
|
$2.00
€1.85
|
|
pay 40.6% more for groceries
Riga
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
€1.35
|
$3.08
€2.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.46
€5.07
|
$4.26
€3.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
€4.35
|
$4.79
€4.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.54
|
$3.21
€2.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
€2.93
|
$5.77
€5.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$1.12
€1.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.94
|
$1.06
€0.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
€1.34
|
$1.94
€1.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.35
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$0.90
€0.83
|
|
pay 56.7% more for transportation
Riga
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.87
€6.37
|
$7.86
€7.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€30.14
|
$72.49
€67.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,803.93
€24,867.35
|
$35,098.36
€32,562.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.37
€10.55
|
$18.01
€16.71
|
|
pay 52.5% more for housing
Riga
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.37
€15.18
|
$20.67
€19.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$539.93
€500.92
|
$1,109.17
€1,029.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.88
€337.59
|
$885.72
€821.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$260.18
€241.38
|
$90.90
€84.33
|
|
pay 26.0% less for childcare
Riga
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$493.19
€457.56
|
$336.03
€311.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,245.77
€12,288.76
|
$10,589.37
€9,824.29
|
|
pay 60.1% more for entertainment and sports
Riga
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.87
€4.52
|
$8.71
€8.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.09
|
$4.86
€4.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.33
€4.95
|
$11.10
€10.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.87
€43.49
|
$45.44
€42.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€10.05
|
$18.50
€17.17
|
|
pay 12.8% less for clothing
Riga
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.73
€79.54
|
$90.44
€83.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.35
€41.15
|
$32.73
€30.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.66
€85.96
|
$79.18
€73.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.25
€114.35
|
$103.43
€95.95
|
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