Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 58.2% more expensive than Riga.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Riga, you would:
pay 62.5% more for restaurants
Riga
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.33
|
$17.84
kr2,507
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.20
|
$14.27
kr2,006
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.32
|
$2.32
kr326
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.28
€1.20
|
$2.12
kr298
|
|
pay 66.3% more for groceries
Riga
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.24
|
$3.42
kr481
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.42
€5.07
|
$5.98
kr841
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
€5.13
|
$5.33
kr749
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
€2.49
|
$5.66
kr795
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
€3.26
|
$7.09
kr997
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$1.16
kr163
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.98
kr138
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.86
|
$1.17
kr165
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.27
|
$1.84
kr258
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.39
|
$0.96
kr134
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
€0.31
|
$0.51
kr72
|
|
pay 71.5% more for transportation
Riga
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.79
€7.28
|
$8.03
kr1,129
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.84
|
$77.40
kr10,879
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,187.89
€22,612.90
|
$29,836.83
kr4,193,865
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.66
€9.97
|
$23.97
kr3,369
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Riga
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.82
€18.53
|
$62.40
kr8,771
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.54
€457.67
|
$1,437.14
kr202,005
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$337.47
€315.50
|
$1,215.63
kr170,868
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.35
€237.78
|
$68.63
kr9,647
|
|
pay 58.3% less for childcare
Riga
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$404.77
€378.41
|
$259.34
kr36,453
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,268.86
€13,339.74
|
$2,750.10
kr386,554
|
|
pay 59.6% more for entertainment and sports
Riga
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.11
|
$8.52
kr1,198
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
€2.82
|
$4.15
kr584
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.63
|
$10.64
kr1,495
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.13
€41.26
|
$56.90
kr7,998
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
€9.35
|
$12.27
kr1,725
|
|
pay 57.2% more for clothing
Riga
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.46
€66.81
|
$118.08
kr16,597
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.87
€41.95
|
$50.39
kr7,083
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.12
€72.10
|
$151.12
kr21,241
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.87
€105.52
|
$175.20
kr24,626
|
|
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